https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/59/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/will-there-be-a-battle-for-the-fifth-starter-spot-r2214/With the recent signing of Walker Buehler, it is safe to assume the Red Sox rotation is now set, barring an unanticipated trade. It looks to be in much better shape than it did in either 2023 or 2024. Thanks to the additions of Buehler, Garrett Crochet, and Patrick Sandoval, no longer will Garre...2214Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:58:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-stay-busy-get-lefty-jovani-mor%C3%A1n-for-mickey-gasper-r2213/It may be the holidays but the Red Sox are staying busy. On Christmas Eve, a day after signing Walker Buehler to a one-year, $21-million contract and the same day that the Patrick Sandoval signing became official, the Sox made a move to bring in more pitching depth. Mickey Gasper is headed off t...2213Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:50:03 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/what-walker-buehler-means-for-the-red-sox-starting-rotation-r2211/Over the past three middling seasons, the starting rotations of the Boston Red Sox shared two commonalities. The first was the lack of a true ace, as injuries to Nathan Eovaldi and Chris Sale, as well as the inevitable growing pains of young starters like Brayan Bello and Tanner Houck, have left...2211Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:55:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/which-walker-buehler-are-the-red-sox-getting-r2210/The Red Sox promised big moves this offseason, vowing that venturing into luxury tax territory was fully on the table. Until Monday morning, they had made just one major move, landing Garrett Crochet in exchange for prospects, while largely keeping the war chest intact. Over at FanGraphs’ offsea...2210Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:13:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/breaking-red-sox-sign-walker-buehler-to-one-year-contract-r2209/The Red Sox continue to add to the pitching depth of the organization and likely have rounded out the starting rotation for 2025. According to Russell Dorsey of Yahoo! Sports, the team has signed Walker Buehler to a one-year, $21.05-million contract with incentives that could push its value high...2209Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:47:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/can-connor-wongs-offensive-breakout-in-2024-be-trusted-r2206/With Kyle Teel headed to Chicago, Connor Wong is the catcher of both the present and the future for the Boston Red Sox. In 2024, he had a full-on breakout season. In 2023, Wong's first full season in the big leagues, he slashed .235/.288/.385 for a wRC+ of 78. In 2024, Wong blew those numbers ou...2206Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:59:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/patrick-sandoval-is-a-perfect-fit-for-the-red-sox-r2208/The Red Sox aren’t ready to break for the holidays just yet. On Friday morning, Jeff Passan announced that Boston had signed left-handed starter Patrick Sandoval to a backloaded two-year, $18.25-million contract. Caleb Kohn has already broken down the nuts and bolts of the deal, so in this artic...2208Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:15:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-sign-rehabbing-patrick-sandoval-to-two-year-contract-r2207/Well, you really can never have too much pitching depth. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Red Sox have agreed to terms with LHP Patrick Sandoval on a two-year contract worth $18.25 million. This is a pillow contract for the lefty, as Sandoval is currently rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, a...2207Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:09:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-and-yankees-have-had-eerily-similar-offseasons-thus-far-r2205/Let’s get this out of the way up front: New York and Boston haven’t had identical offseasons. The Yankees actually lost Juan Soto, whereas the Red Sox merely failed to sign him. And the Bronx Bombers have also added to their offense, acquiring Cody Bellinger in a swap with the Chicago Cubs, wher...2205Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:50:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/should-we-expect-tanner-houck-to-come-back-down-to-earth-in-2025-r2204/Tanner Houck was the shining star of the 2024 Red Sox pitching staff, putting up a 3.12 ERA after running a 5.01 ERA in 2023. When he stepped to the mound every five days, you knew he was more likely than not to turn in a solid pitching performance. Even as he began to break down toward the end...2204Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:59:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-never-seriously-pursued-tyler-oneill-r2203/We spent a lot of time over the past few months wondering whether the Red Sox would bring back Tyler O’Neill after his excellent, injury-shortened 2024 season. O’Neill hit 31 home runs and put up 2.5 WAR in just 113 games, running a 131 wRC+. However, he also struck out a third of the time, and...2203Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:45:53 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/where-do-the-red-sox-rank-according-to-statcasts-new-basestealing-metric-r2202/On Monday, Major League Baseball released an update at Baseball Savant, the website that houses and breaks down the copious data collected by Statcast. The update broke down baserunning value into two categories: stealing bases and taking extra bases on balls in play. Two Red Sox appear in the t...2202Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:08:01 +0000