https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/10/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/is-jovani-mor%C3%A1n-the-missing-piece-in-the-red-soxs-bullpen-puzzle-r2939/The Boston Red Sox currently have a bullpen problem, at least when it comes to the lack of left-hand options available for manager Alex Cora. Currently on the 40-man roster, there are ten left-handed pitchers and, of those arms, eight are viewed as either being in the rotation or depth for the r...2939Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:18:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/four-red-sox-players-avoid-arbitration-on-exchange-date-r2955/The Boston Red Sox avoided arbitration hearings with their seven arbitration-eligible players this offseason. On Thursday, Triston Casas, Tanner Houck, Johan Oviedo, and Romy González each signed a one-year contract covering the 2026 season. @Alex Mayes and @Nick John previously wrote about Jarr...2955Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:48:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/why-payton-tolle-wont-be-considered-for-red-soxs-opening-day-rotation-r2954/Garrett Crochet and Sonny Gray are locks to toe the rubber in the first two games of the Boston Red Sox's season, barring injury or a subsequent addition. And, barring a trade involving Brayan Bello, the young right-hander should be a shoo-in to handle the final game of the opening series agains...2954Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:59:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/does-kyle-harrison-still-fit-the-red-soxs-long-term-plans-r2944/There’s no doubt that Craig Breslow and the Boston Red Sox failed to capitalize on the trade of Rafael Devers. The much-maligned move has garnered mostly negative conversation from the fanbase, especially based on the return package the team received for their star slugger. While the relationshi...2944Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:19:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/venezuelan-red-sox-players-to-attend-fenway-fest-amid-geopolitical-uncertainty-r2949/Baseball has become an international sport. In 2025, internationally born players made up 27.8% of players on Opening Day rosters across Major League Baseball. The Dominican Republic led the way with 100 players, followed by Venezuela with 63 players. You can read more about the situation in Ven...2949Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:52:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/justin-wilsons-potential-retirement-throws-wrench-into-red-soxs-bullpen-plans-r2951/Justin Wilson has had a long, successful career in Major League Baseball, authoring a 3.59 ERA over 562.0 innings in 13 seasons. He's pitched for seven teams in that time, though, save for the Chicago Cubs in 2017, none have even advanced as far as the League Championship Series. That inclu...2951Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:28:19 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/2026-boston-red-sox-opening-day-roster-projection-r2948/Spring training is still a ways off — just about seven short weeks away — but we thought it was time we take a stab at a roster prediction here at Talk Sox. Boston Red Sox fans are the type of fan that likes to play the ‘what-if’ game and start building next season’s roster as soon as possible....2948Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:52:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/move-over-alex-bregman-why-the-red-sox-should-sign-bo-bichette-r2947/In their latest offseason heist, the Toronto Blue Jays signed Kazuma Okamoto to a four-year contract. Frustrating though it may be to see a division rival continue to scoop up premier talents, this move likely takes them out of the Alex Bregman sweepstakes since Okamoto should slot into their st...2947Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:31:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-soxs-farm-system-has-started-slipping-in-the-rankings-but-theres-no-reason-to-panic-r2940/The Boston Red Sox have spent the last half-decade rebuilding a minor-league system that lacked major-league-ready talent to help supplement the roster playing at Fenway Park. This movement towards developing, young, homegrown talent was needed after the 2018 World Series champions were suppleme...2940Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:53:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/brayan-bello-has-become-the-red-soxs-most-underrated-trade-chip-r2946/Right after Christmas, MLB Trade Rumors reported that Brayan Bello is receiving trade interest from other teams around the league. They went on to report that the Red Sox have “quietly shopped” the young right-hander throughout the offseason, although the source that shared the information pushe...2946Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:08:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/willson-contreras-has-a-swing-built-for-fenway-r2942/On a recent episode of the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast, Alex Cora spoke with Rob Bradford about recruiting Willson Contreras and what the Boston Red Sox hope he can contribute in Boston. Cora mentioned that Contreras needed to be convinced to void his no-trade clause to play for the Red Sox, a...2942Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:57:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/boston-red-soxs-2026-zips-projections-high-on-pitchers-low-on-infielders-r2937/For baseball fans, we’re fortunate to have a plethora of projection models to review. There’s Jared Cross’ Steamer, Tom Tango’s Marcel the Monkey Forecasting System (Marcel), Nate Silver’s Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm (PECOTA), Brian Cartwright’s Oliver, and Dan Sz...2937Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:46:02 +0000