https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/41/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/in-hindsight-the-rafael-devers-trade-needed-to-happen-r2573/When news of the Rafael Devers trade broke, I never thought that I would wind up here. We all knew that the relationship between Devers and Craig Breslow was likely non-existent and there would have to be extensive work from both parties to repair it. I even originally said Breslow couldn’t hand...2573Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:49:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/where-will-red-sox-get-their-offense-from-after-rafael-devers-trade-r2577/However you feel about the Rafael Devers saga and who is at fault, there is no getting around the massive hole he leaves in the lineup.  In each of the Red Sox’s first 73 games this season, Alex Cora has slotted Devers into the second slot in the lineup, and after a historically awful start...2577Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:55:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/can-the-red-sox-help-unlock-kyle-harrison-r2579/Earlier this week, the Red Sox announced the blockbuster trade which sent Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants for pitchers Jordan Hicks and Kyle Harrison, minor-league outfielder James Tibbs lll, and minor-league pitcher Jose Bello. Though the trade will continue to be assessed for years t...2579Thu, 19 Jun 2025 22:05:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/even-without-rafael-devers-the-red-sox-need-to-be-buyers-on-the-rental-market-r2562/The Milwaukee Brewers traded RHP Aaron Civale on Friday, June 13, the day after he requested a trade because he was moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen. Civale is now with the White Sox, while former number three overall pick Andrew Vaughn is plying his trade Brew Crew. Civale was ha...2562Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:04:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-have-lost-the-human-element-under-craig-breslows-leadership-r2578/Baseball has always been my escapism from the drama of everyday life. (If I’m seeking drama-riddled sports, I can tune into an early morning European football match on the weekend.) Even during the Chaim Bloom era, I found myself looking forward to watching games. Secretly streaming Red Sox game...2578Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:51:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/why-the-red-sox-pitching-staff-still-gives-them-a-fighting-chance-in-2025-r2575/It’s hard to believe that the afternoon of June 15, 2025, could have been considered one of the highest points of Red Sox baseball in the past four years.  After stumbling through the first two months of the season and suffering through a brutal and humiliating May, the Red Sox finally caug...2575Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:09:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/three-key-contributors-for-the-boston-red-sox-continue-to-rehab-in-worcester-r2576/On a rainy Tuesday night, the Worcester Red Sox took the field with three players from Boston rehabbing with them. Richard Fitts started for the WooSox, making his third and possibly final minor league start after the Red Sox optioned him to Worcester following his June 2 start against the Los A...2576Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:08:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/rafael-devers-is-gone-but-the-red-sox-have-a-bright-present-and-future-r2574/While the Rafael Devers trade has dominated the headlines, lost in all the noise is that the Boston Red Sox have been playing fantastic baseball. This team has clawed their way back from below mediocrity to take five of six games from the AL East-leading Yankees, took the series against the Tamp...2574Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:54:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-soxs-attempt-to-defend-the-rafael-devers-trade-only-made-the-whole-thing-look-worse-r2571/“This decision was not taken lightly,” Fenway Sports Group’s Sam Kennedy stated in his opening remarks. “Nor did it come suddenly. We obviously, over the last week or so, reached an inflection point. And as difficult as that inflection point was, um, as the hallmark of this organization, I guess...2571Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:32:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/everyone-deserves-blame-for-the-rafael-devers-trade-debacle-r2570/It wasn’t supposed to end like this.  After trading Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers and refusing to match the insane contract the San Diego Padres gave to Xander Bogaerts, the Red Sox finally paid up for a franchise cornerstone. By giving Rafael Devers a 10-year, $313.5 million cont...2570Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:32:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/rafael-devers-is-no-longer-a-boston-red-sox-and-it-never-should-have-come-to-this-r2568/The Boston Red Sox swept the New York Yankees, got above .500, are on a five-game winning streak, and only sit 0.5 games out of a Wild Card spot. And yet, Red Sox fans are rightfully furious following the trade of Rafael Devers on Sunday night. A trade that never should have happened....2568Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:57:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/lucas-giolito-is-falling-in-love-with-his-fastball-again-r2561/Lucas Giolito has had a difficult time in Boston since signing a two-year contract worth $38.5 million last offseason. Things could not have started worse for Giolito’s Red Sox career, as he experienced an elbow injury last spring which ended up sidelining him for the whole 2024 season.  Gi...2561Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:16:02 +0000