https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/55/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/dwight-evans-is-overdue-for-a-date-with-cooperstown-r2280/Last week, the 2025 class for the National Baseball Hall of Fame was officially announced, with CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, and Billy Wagner earning their rightful place alongside Veterans Committee selections Dave Parker and Dick Allen. While it's worth celebrating anytime five deserving Hall o...2280Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:19:29 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-four-seam-fastball-is-the-key-to-brayan-bellos-success-r2279/The 2024 season got off to a rough start for Brayan Bello, but it ended with him finding his groove and becoming the one Red Sox starter who could be counted on to toss solid innings every five days. I’ve written before about the first few months of Bello's season and the bounce-back process aft...2279Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:53:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/fanatics-and-the-parameters-of-mlbs-antitrust-exemption-r2278/The lack of quality options in the licensed sports market is increasingly frustrating for fans, especially as apparel prices continue to rise and quality declines. One company is at the heart of this discontent. If you’ve spent any time on social media in the past year, you’ve probably seen comp...2278Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:58:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-rotation-has-the-depth-to-succeed-over-162-games-r2275/The Boston Red Sox have been busy this offseason, at least on the pitching front. It’s no secret that the starting rotation has grown in numbers and strength thanks to three new faces who will don the home whites in 2025: Garrett Crochet, Patrick Sandoval, and Walker Buehler. All three add depth...2275Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:53:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/does-dustin-pedroia-have-a-real-chance-to-make-the-hall-of-fame-r2274/Dustin Pedroia received a respectable 11.9% of Hall of Fame votes in his first year on the ballot. This means he will appear on at least one more ballot during his eligibility period and could potentially stick around for quite a while as long as he remains over the five percent threshold for el...2274Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:10:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-have-bet-on-connor-wong-what-improvements-can-he-make-to-justify-that-bet-r2273/The Red Sox are betting on Connor Wong. This winter, the team sent top-ranked catching prospect Kyle Teel to the White Sox for brand-new ace Garrett Crochet. The thing is, Wong isn’t some type of wunderkind who was preventing a Teel debut in 2025. Despite a breakout season at the plate, Wong’s o...2273Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:57:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-road-trip-no-5-the-braves-heritage-tour-r2267/Milwaukee Brewers – May 26-28 American Family Field - Capacity 41,900 2024 Attendance: 2,537,202 (Averaged 21,328 - ranked ninth in NL, 16th overall) The Red Sox last traveled to Milwaukee in April 2023, and they came away with a series victory. They have only played three series at Ame...2267Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:07:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/billy-wagner-hall-of-famer-and-red-sox-legend-sort-of-r2271/For a man of many teams, there is always a question of what hat Billy Wagner will wear on his official plaque. Most likely, it will be Houston where he began his career. In his nine seasons in Houston, he racked up 225 saves. There is an argument to be made for a Phillies cap. In Philadelphia, h...2271Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-pick-up-pitcher-matt-mcshane-for-chase-shugart-r2270/Catching up on some news from last week, the Red Sox pulled off their second trade of the offseason with the Pirates. It was a swap of right-handed pitchers, with Boston sending Chase Shugart, whom they’d designated for assignment earlier in the week, to Pittsburgh, and receiving Matt McShane in...2270Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:05:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-road-trip-no-4-the-al-central-gambit-r2266/Kansas City Royals - May 9-11 Kauffman Stadium - Capacity 37,903 2024 Attendance: 1,658,337 (Averaged 20,473, ranked 12th out of 15 AL parks, 26th overall) The 2024 journey to Kansas City started well, with two strong offensive showings and victories before Kutter Crawford got taken for...2266Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:01:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-road-trip-no-3-from-lake-erie-to-lake-ontario-r2265/Cleveland Guardians - April 25-27 Progressive Field – Capacity 34,830 2024 attendance was 2,056,264 (Averaged 26,028, ranked ninth out of 15 AL parks, 20th overall MLB) Boston's 2024 trip to Cleveland involved a very fan-friendly 8-0 victory and two complete duds. Overall, the Red Sox a...2265Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:53:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/another-look-at-connor-wongs-sudden-offensive-explosion-r2268/In 2024, Connor Wong put up a .280 batting average and ran a 110 wRC+. That made him 10% better than the average hitter. And because the average catcher – for whom defense is much more of a priority than offense – ran a wRC+ of just 91, it made Wong nearly 19% better than his counterparts behind...2268Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:14:00 +0000