https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/33/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/nathaniel-lowe-is-the-exact-kind-of-mess-the-red-sox-can-afford-to-fix-r2719/Nathaniel Lowe has arrived in Boston, and the Red Sox, despite completely ignoring the position at the trade deadline, have landed their first baseman for the postseason push. Let's get the bad out of the way up top. Lowe, 30, is suffering through the worst season of his career by most nota...2719Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:54:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/how-does-marcelo-mayers-absence-impact-the-rest-of-2025-r2717/Marcelo Mayer was officially shut down for the season on Sunday after going on the injured list with a right wrist sprain nearly a month ago. It was announced that Mayer will be undergoing surgery on his wrist, in order to give him time to get healthy and ready for the start of next season....2717Mon, 18 Aug 2025 21:05:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-week-in-review-another-week-another-500-record-r2715/Weekly Snapshot Record Last Week: 3-3 (68-57) Runs Scored Last Week: 33 Runs Surrendered Last Week: 23 Standings 2nd in the AL East 5 GB 1st Place Tied with the Mariners for the 1st AL Wild Card Berth Transactions 8/11/25: Red Sox selected the contrac...2715Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:21:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/despite-a-rocky-season-zack-kelly-could-be-a-weapon-out-of-the-red-sox-bullpen-in-october-r2712/Zack Kelly is not a name that Red Sox fans are terribly fond of. A 30-year-old reliever, Kelly has pitched in parts of four seasons with the Red Sox, dealing with injuries while pitching in both Triple-A and the major elagues. His most prominent season with Boston was in 2024, when he appeared i...2712Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:30:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/four-potential-call-ups-for-the-red-sox-once-rosters-expand-in-september-r2713/What’s that? Can you feel it? A slight chill in the air as you’re settling in to watch the Red Sox each night as we move ever closer to playoff baseball? Well, there’s no chill in my part of the country yet, but I can pretend to be in the early stages of a New England fall as I sit in my air-con...2713Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:55:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/despite-early-returns-the-red-sox-won-the-quinn-priester-trade-r2711/On April 7, the Red Sox made a trade that surprised some at the time, as they took advantage of their seeming surplus of starting pitching to acquire some interesting prospects. In exchange for Quinn Priester, the Red Sox received Yophery Rodriguez, a player to be named later, and the 33rd overa...2711Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:53:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/jordan-hicks-must-be-relegated-to-low-leverage-duty-for-now-r2710/The trade of Rafael Devers in June brought flamethrower Jordan Hicks to Boston. Hicks is on the fourth team in his career after debuting with the Cardinals in 2018. Hicks has always showcased a tantalizing power sinker that should put him among the great relievers of the game. As we all know by...2710Sat, 16 Aug 2025 13:06:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/dustin-may-20-why-the-cutter-could-define-his-red-sox-career-r2707/Dustin May shoved on Tuesday, locking down his first six-inning shutout since 2023. You could see his confidence on screen; he was full of emotion after each of his eight strikeouts. Sure, it helps when the offense is thrashing the opposing pitcher, but for the majority of his start, it was a tw...2707Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:53:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/nathaniel-lowe-recently-dfad-former-world-series-champion-makes-a-lot-of-sense-for-the-red-sox-r2708/After 119 games with the Washington Nationals, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe was designated for assignment Thursday. It's been a tough year for the former World Series champion, who spent the past four seasons with the Texas Rangers, as he's slashing .216/.292/.373 with a career-low 89 wRC+....2708Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:28:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/garrett-whitlock-the-reliever-is-so-much-better-than-garrett-whitlock-the-starter-r2706/To no one's surprise, Aroldis Chapman leads the Red Sox's bullpen in most notable categories this season, including fWAR (1.8). The man directly behind him on that list, Garrett Whitlock, is also the longest-tenured member of the relief crew, having been acquired via the Rule 5 Draft from the Ne...2706Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:52:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/trevor-story-is-going-to-opt-in-which-might-actually-be-good-for-the-red-sox-r2704/Your No. 1 Trevor Story hater is back with another piece on the much-maligned shortstop, but this time we’re shifting gears. We’ve talked about this on the Talk Sox Podcast recently, but Trevor Story has an opt-out coming at the end of the season. Before the season began, it was a foregone concl...2704Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:48:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/kyle-harrisons-tweaks-could-make-him-a-key-figure-in-red-soxs-rotation-down-the-stretch-r2702/When the Red Sox traded Rafael Devers back in mid-June to the San Francisco Giants, the original consensus on the return package was that the Sox got a less-than-ideal haul for their superstar. Returning to Boston was 2024 first-round pick James Tibbs III and three pitchers: Jordan Hicks, Jose B...2702Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:52:02 +0000