https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/48/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-road-trip-no-12-divisional-gauntlet-r2321/New York Yankees - August 21-24 Yankee Stadium - Capacity 46,537 2024 Attendance: 3,309,838 (Averaged 41,896, first in AL, 2nd overall) Road trip number six in early June only involved the Yankees. This time, the Sox must square off four straight days in the heat of August, and then tra...2321Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/whos-the-red-sox-third-baseman-its-messy-r2324/So maybe you were busy on Monday and Tuesday. Monday was a holiday, and maybe you just took Tuesday off from paying attention to spring training. That would be totally fine. Very little that truly matters is happening right now. However, if you love drama, then I’m so sorry for your loss, becaus...2324Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:09:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-and-adam-ottavino-agree-to-minor-league-deal-r2320/In a bit of a surprising move, the Red Sox and free agent reliever Adam Ottavino are in agreement on a minor-league deal with an invite to camp, according to Jon Heyman. As with many minor-league deals for veteran players, Ottavino will make $2 million if he makes the big-league roster, but if h...2320Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:53:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/understanding-the-deferred-money-in-alex-bregmans-contract-r2318/Now that Alex Bregman has officially signed his deal and taken his first batting practice session as a member of the Red Sox, let’s make sure we understand the terms of his contract, because they matter quite a bit. Officially, the deal is for three years and $120 million, with opt-outs after th...2318Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:01:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/make-or-break-players-on-the-2025-red-sox-brayan-bello-r2317/If you can remember back that far, Brayan Bello started on Opening Day for the Red Sox in 2024. Spring training starts with Bello nursing a sore shoulder and buried in pitching-staff uncertainty alongside Walker Buehler, Lucas Giolito, and Kutter Crawford. Tanner Houck or Garrett Crochet will be...2317Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:30:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/meet-the-red-sox-spring-training-non-roster-invitees-r2316/Spring Training officially began this week for the Boston Red Sox as the full team began practicing on Monday. I figured it would be a good idea to go over the various non-roster invitees who will be battling it out to try and earn one of the last spots on the roster. Pitchers Michael...2316Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/make-or-break-players-on-the-2025-red-sox-kutter-crawford-r2315/Kutter Crawford was a member of the “30 Start Boys” along with Tanner Houck and Brayan Bello in 2024. You knew that every fifth day, Crawford would take the ball and be able to post on his scheduled start day. What you were far less sure of, though, was whether he would turn in a quality start o...2315Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:57:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-road-trip-no-11-anchorman-we-have-liftoff-r2297/San Diego Padres – August 8-10 Petco Park: Capacity 42,000 2024 Attendance: 3,330,545 (Averaged 41,117, third in NL, fourth overall) The Red Sox last traveled to San Diego in May 2023. They were 24-20 and trying to maintain some momentum with a surprising start. The first two games went...2297Sun, 16 Feb 2025 11:54:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-road-trip-no-10-targeting-minnesota-r2296/Minnesota Twins - July 28-30 Target Field - Capacity 38,544 2024 Attendance: 1,951,616 (Averaged 24,094, 10th in AL, 23rd overall) When the Red Sox came to Target Field in May 2024, both teams had some hope but the Twins were heavily favored. The Red Sox were held to three total runs ov...2296Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/triston-casas-and-the-price-of-bat-speed-r2313/Last May, Major League Baseball introduced bat speed metrics for the 2024 season to Baseball Savant. Like exit velocity, bat speed is another data point for evaluation, and this week, Baseball Savant unveiled bat speed metrics for the second half of the 2023  season. Triston Casas’ average bat s...2313Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:53:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-2025-spring-training-newbies-howd-they-get-here-r2310/Baseball is back! Pitchers and catchers have arrived in Fort Myers. The Red Sox have had one of the strongest offseasons in the American League and acquired several players. Here’s a quick guide to the new faces in the organization. Starting Pitchers LHP Garrett Crochet How the...2310Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:02:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/in-alex-bregman-the-red-sox-got-their-guy-r2314/In the end, Craig Breslow played his cards perfectly. It would have been really easy for him to give in to the pressure. For a month and a half, all Red Sox Nation could talk about was how cheap the team was. About how John Henry was a disinterested fraudster and how Sam Kennedy had once ag...2314Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:56:02 +0000