https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/11/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/why-other-teams-may-not-value-jarren-duran-as-highly-as-the-red-sox-r2938/The Boston Red Sox have placed a high price tag on outfielder Jarren Duran. They are reportedly looking for a top of the rotation starter in exchange for the 2024 All-Star Game MVP. It's fine to place a premium value on a premium player, but the rest of the league isn’t valuing Duran nearly as h...2938Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:03:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/after-acquiring-willson-contreras-the-red-sox-should-pivot-away-from-alex-bregman-r2934/In a pre-Christmas gift to Boston Red Sox fans everywhere, Craig Breslow made a trade to bring All-Star first baseman Willson Contreras to Massachusetts in exchange for RHP Hunter Dobbins, RHP Yhoiker Fajardo, and RHP Blake Aita. I wrote about how Contreras would be an excellent trade addition d...2934Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:45:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-casas-conundrum-what-does-willson-contreras-mean-for-red-sox-1bs-future-r2932/For a contending team, it wouldn’t have been pragmatic for the Boston Red Sox to go into the 2026 season without additional depth at first base, a position that has been a glaring weakness over the past three years. Moreover, first base seemed to be the obvious place to acquire a desperately-nee...2932Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:59:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-shipped-out-three-young-pitchers-for-willson-contreras-%E2%80%94-who-were-they-r2929/The Boston Red Sox improved their offense just prior to Christmas, as they completed their fourth major trade of the offseason and second with the St. Louis Cardinals. The move, which brought over slugging first baseman Willson Contreras and $8 million in cash, saw the Red Sox send back three yo...2929Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:52:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/willson-contreras-was-logical-next-step-in-red-soxs-offseason-plans-r2930/The Boston Red Sox acquired Willson Contreras from Chaim Bloom and the St. Louis Cardinals for Hunter Dobbins, Yhoiker Fajardo, and Blake Aita in the second deal of the offseason between the two clubs. According to Chris Cotillo, the Red Sox will pay Contreras $18 million in 2026 and $17 million...2930Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:01:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/breaking-red-sox-trade-for-cardinals-slugger-willson-contreras-r2928/Jeff Passan of ESPN just broke the news that the Red Sox are trading for veteran slugger and first baseman Willson Contreras. In return, a package led by prospect Hunter Dobbins is on its way to St Louis. Contreras was 33 years old in the 2025 season with the Cardinals. He joined St. Louis...2928Mon, 22 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/exclusive-red-sox-interview-blake-wehunt-reflects-on-his-2023-draft-experience-and-new-cutter-r2927/“To be honest it was a complete surprise,” Blake Wehunt said as he thought back to the 2023 draft. Taken in the ninth round out of Kennesaw State by the Boston Red Sox, Wehunt never expected to be drafted by the organization. The right-hander admitted that going into the 2023 draft, he had...2927Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:05:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/rationality-to-a-fault-alex-bregman-must-remain-a-red-sox-fixture-r2926/Alex Bregman remains a hot topic on the free-agent market as two of the biggest names, Kyle Schwarber and Pete Alonso, are now off the board. That leaves Bregman, Bo Bichette, and Kyle Tucker as the top remaining bats still searching for a home. Boston had been linked to Bichette earlier in...2926Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:09:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/is-jordan-hicks-too-broken-for-the-red-sox-to-fix-r2925/Jordan Hicks certainly didn't do a great job of endearing himself to the Boston Red Sox faithful after arriving as 25% of the trade return for Rafael Devers. However, with Kyle Harrison looking crowded out of the rotation and James Tibbs III plying his trade in Los Angeles, the flamethrowing rig...2925Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:57:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/jake-bennett-is-a-very-craig-breslow-return-for-luis-perales-r2920/Craig Breslow and the Boston Red Sox pulled off a surprise trade this week, sending electric pitching prospect Luis Perales to the Washington Nationals for left-handed pitching prospect Jake Bennett. The trade is a strange and rare prospect-for-prospect trade, but with Paul Toboni now calling th...2920Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:15:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/why-the-red-sox-shouldnt-sign-michael-king-r2921/Free-agent starter Michael King seems to have narrowed down his preferred teams to three AL East options. The Boston Globe’s Pete Abraham has noted that King may have limited his finalists to the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles. MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo has gone a ste...2921Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:08:10 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/outfielder-kristian-campbell-poses-some-complicated-questions-to-red-soxs-lineup-r2911/Unless big changes are made with the roster, Kristian Campbell is now in the mix for an outfield position with the Boston Red Sox. I’ve already outlined how that creates more problems than it solves, but it did cause me to start thinking about how Campbell could end up as a contributing member o...2911Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:50:01 +0000