https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/42/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/garrett-crochets-extension-turns-a-good-offseason-into-a-great-one-r2407/As I write this on April 1, I think back to exactly a month ago when I wrote about how the Boston Red Sox needed to lock Garrett Crochet into a long-term extension, ideally before the season began. It had just come out that Crochet wasn’t interested in talking about an extension once the season...2407Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:54:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-will-let-speed-be-their-friend-in-2025-r2403/It’s no secret that the Boston Red Sox have a speedy lineup. The focus on the youth movement at the major league level has come with a speed boost on the base paths. We saw this last year from a handful of guys. Jarren Duran swiped bags with ease for the first half of the season, David Hamilton...2403Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:06:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-get-uncomfortable-extend-crochet-to-six-year-deal-in-surprise-move-r2405/A key theme of the offseason, often reiterated by Craig Breslow, was needing to get "uncomfortable” when it came to making moves. Well the Red Sox did just that Monday night, when they reached an agreement with Garrett Crochet on an extension that will keep him in Boston for potentially the next...2405Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:56:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/rafael-devers-batting-stance-is-more-extreme-so-are-his-struggles-r2398/Last week, Baseball Savant released its newest feature. Fans can now explore a batting stance leaderboard that offers insights on batters’ positioning within the batter’s box. If you want to learn more, Mike Petriello wrote a solid overview of different batting stances across the league. If you'...2398Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:09:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/breaking-garrett-crochet-agrees-to-six-year-extension-with-red-sox-r2404/The Red Sox and Garrett Crochet have agreed to terms on a six-year $170 million contract extension. As usual, ESPN’s Jeff Passan was first with the news. Several major media outlets, including NESN, are also reporting the news. MassLive'sChris Cotillo reported just last week that the Red Sox wer...2404Tue, 01 Apr 2025 02:05:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-offense-is-finally-balanced-but-is-it-better-r2394/On Friday, I examined the ways that the Opening Day lineup the Red Sox settled on affected the team’s defense. Today, I’m going to talk about the offense. And while the offense should be a bit better – that tends to happen when you add Alex Bregman and Kristian Campbell – but that’s not the bigg...2394Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:08:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/why-jarren-duran-and-rafael-devers-cant-hit-lefties-and-whether-they-can-fix-it-r2400/For as long as there has been professional baseball, there has been a patterned and almost immutable platoon advantage—favoring batters against opposite-handed pitchers and pitchers when they face same-handed batters. Yet, for just as long, there have been managers and team presidents and rabid...2400Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:54:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-week-in-review-baseball-is-back-kristian-campbell-is-ready-r2399/I have some questions as the Red Sox roster has started to come into shape, and we get a few games under our belts. It is way too early in the season to start making reactionary decisions, but the small sample-size theater has had some interesting stage work so far. Let’s dive in.  Kristian...2399Sun, 30 Mar 2025 23:02:25 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/kristian-campbell-won-the-second-base-job-because-of-his-mental-fortitude-and-work-ethic-r2396/The Boston Red Sox have had a rough few seasons, but it has led to one positive thing for the team: a loaded farm system. Many know about the growth of the Red Sox farm system under Chaim Bloom and now Craig Breslow, Through what had been three turbulent seasons has now given way to excitem...2396Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:56:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/rafael-devers-is-a-company-man-not-a-third-baseman-r2397/Alex Cora confirmed on Friday that Rafael Devers will not see time at third base this season. When Alex Bregman needs a day off, Romy Gonzalez will man the hot corner. To those paying attention, this shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise. Cora has made it pretty clear since the signing of Br...2397Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:39:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/sean-newcomb-shocked-and-surprised-everyone-in-spring-training-will-his-dominance-continue-r2395/The Boston Red Sox have managed to acquire a large amount of pitching depth for their rotation this year, and early on in the season, they’re putting it to good use. With three potential starters opening the season on the injured list, the Red Sox have had to tap into that depth. However, one pl...2395Sat, 29 Mar 2025 10:59:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/26-questions-for-the-red-sox-opening-day-roster-r2392/Opening Day is finally here and the Boston Red Sox seemed primed to take the American League by storm in 2025. What questions remain about the 26 man roster as we head into the season? Catchers Connor Wong: Will the defensive progress shown in spring training carry over to the regular sea...2392Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:00:02 +0000