https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/46/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/with-kristian-campbell-locked-down-is-second-base-locked-down-too-r2409/On Wednesday, the Red Sox announced that they had locked up second baseman Kristian Campbell to an eight-year extension, securing a core piece of their future through at least his age-30 season. The deal, valued at $60 million, can increase all the way to 10 years and $100 million (plus another...2409Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:50:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/breaking-kristian-campbell-agrees-to-eight-year-contract-extension-with-red-sox-r2408/The Boston Red Sox continue to lock up their key pieces, agreeing to a contract extension that will keep Kristian Campbell in Boston on Wednesday afternoon, just two days after the team locked down Garrett Crochet to a long-term extension. MassLive's Christopher Smith was first with the news tha...2408Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:58:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/early-worries-about-how-alex-cora-is-handling-the-red-sox-bullpen-r2402/I’m writing this on Monday morning. I am almost literally Monday-morning quarterbacking here. But it’s not too early to talk about Alex Cora’s use of the bullpen – or rather, his reluctance to use the bullpen. After being picked to win the AL East by many prognosticators, the Red Sox are off to...2402Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:07:02 +0000https://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 +0000