https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/59/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/is-dustin-pedroia-a-hall-of-famer-r2154/When Dustin Pedroia was called up to the majors in late August 2006, there was no guarantee that 18 years later we would be talking about a potential Hall of Famer. Pedroia had an inauspicious beginning, managing -0.8 WAR over 98 plate appearances. By 2007, however, the second-round draft pick f...2154Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:05:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-must-bolster-their-catching-depth-before-they-sign-an-ace-r2151/The bond between a catcher and a pitcher is often regarded as the most important relationship in baseball. The catcher orchestrates the game, calling pitches and helping the pitcher throw their best stuff. The pitcher and catcher must be in sync. Frontline starters need a reliable catcher to wor...2151Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:05:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/hear-me-out-the-red-sox-shouldnt-trade-anybody-r2153/This week, several of our writers have been putting themselves in Craig Breslow’s shoes and sharing how they’d like the Red Sox to navigate this pivotal offseason. There’s talk of free-agent signings. There’s talk of trading young stars and even younger prospects. I’d like to make my own proposa...2153Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:05:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-free-agent-targets-could-max-fried-be-the-next-red-sox-ace-r2145/The Red Sox took strides in the right direction last year, but it is hard to ignore the team’s late-season collapse. The lack of an experienced frontline starter certainly did not help. Tanner Houck has a bright future, but reaching a career-high 178 2/3 innings took a toll on his performance do...2145Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:56:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/youre-the-red-sox-gm-plotting-my-moves-sign-corbin-burnes-trade-for-garrett-crochet-r2133/This series of articles is a primer for the release of our new "You're The Red Sox GM!" tool, where you play the role of Craig Breslow and build your own Red Sox offseason. Please visit the tool here and join in on the fun! I am ready to be hurt again.  Like many of you, I am still rec...2133Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:13:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-future-values-big-board-ranking-the-trade-value-of-red-sox-players-11-15-r2138/We're now moving into the more familiar names of the Red Sox system. We're taking a look at both major leaguers and low-level minor leaguers in this installment. We're also getting into players with a real chance of being moved this offseason as the Red Sox explore all avenues for contending in...2138Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:55:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/breaking-down-the-free-agency-rumors-how-would-willy-adames-fit-with-the-red-sox-r2148/According to a report from MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, the Red Sox are among the many teams expressing interest in shortstop Willy Adames. Morosi also named the Astros, Blue Jays, and Braves as involved, while listing the Dodgers, Giants, and Yankees as potential suitors. Ben Clemens of FanGraphs...2148Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:02:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-free-agent-targets-jack-flaherty-and-the-need-for-more-reliable-arms-r2139/Despite trade rumors and interest in top-of-the-rotation arms, the Boston Red Sox should be extremely interested in adding Jack Flaherty no matter who else suits up for Boston in the starting rotation next year. I know all the knocks against Flaherty, I’m from near St. Louis and I watched his st...2139Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:04:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/figuring-out-why-the-red-sox-signed-justin-wilson-r2143/Last week, the Red Sox signed left-handed reliever Justin Wilson for one year and $2.25 million, along with incremental bonuses that could take the contract up to a nice, round $3 million if he finds his way into 60 games. Because, as Nick John noted at the time, Wilson’s recent work doesn’t exa...2143Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/roki-sasaki-sweepstakes-why-not-the-red-sox-r2140/It was only just last year that Yoshinobu Yamamoto left the Nippon Professional Baseball League and became the most coveted free agent in the sport. He was the most hyped Japanese baseball player since Shohei Ohtani, who had made the trek to the MLB six years prior. Notably, Yamamoto signed for...2140Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:57:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-week-in-review-red-sox-meet-with-juan-soto-talking-with-blake-snell-max-fried-add-lefty-justin-wilson-to-the-bullpen-r2141/Perhaps Craig Breslow watched “The Comeback” on Netflix with Jon Henry, and it reminded them of a time when the Red Sox were in on every big free agent that the Yankees wanted. Whether the Red Sox land the biggest hot stove prize since Alex Rodriguez, all early reporting has the Sox in on every...2141Sun, 17 Nov 2024 21:25:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/dillon-lawson-red-sox-assistant-hitting-coach-can-help-team-avoid-major-slumps-r2136/A few weeks ago, Boston decided to hire Dillon Lawson to the major league coaching staff after his one-year stint as the team’s minor league hitting coordinator. Before coming to Beantown, Lawson spent five years in the Yankees organization, holding various offense-related roles in the major and...2136Sat, 16 Nov 2024 14:10:00 +0000