https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/19/?d=21enhttps://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 +0000https://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 +0000