https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/61/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/how-often-does-wilyer-abreu-get-his-uniform-dirty-r2115/The 2024 season didn’t go how the Red Sox wanted it to go, but it still contained plenty of reasons to tune in each night. Personally, I loved watching Wilyer Abreu. In the field, at the plate, and on the basepaths, Abreu is as high-energy, high-effort a player as you’ll ever see. Even when the...2115Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:08:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/tyler-oneill-wins-mlbpas-al-comeback-player-of-the-year-award-r2113/On Saturday, the Major League Baseball Players Association announced the winners of its 2024 Players Choice Awards Comeback Players of the Year. The Red Sox organization must be bursting with pride, as both winners were on the team’s payroll. Tyler O’Neill won in the American League and Chris Sa...2113Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:06:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/breaking-down-the-recent-red-sox-front-office-moves-r2110/The Red Sox have made three personnel moves in recent weeks, and those moves can tell us a least a little bit about the team’s intentions in 2025. First, the team hired Taylor Smith from the Rays to be an assistant general manager. Smith worked for the Rays for seven years, spending the last thr...2110Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:54:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/who-to-root-for-in-the-2024-world-series-a-comprehensive-analysis-r2107/You should cheer for the Dodgers, duh. Although the Yankees are spearheaded by lovable homegrown players like Giancarlo Stanton, Gerrit Cole, Alex Verdugo, Juan Soto, Jose Trevino, Carlos Rodón, Anthony Rizzo, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Aaron Judge and Anthony Volpe, cheering for the Yankees as a R...2107Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:02:20 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/lets-watch-jarren-duran-hit-some-triples-part-two-r2106/Fun Fact: 651 players came to the plate at least once during the 2024 season, and most of them didn’t hit a single triple. Jarren Duran, on the other hand, hit 14 triples (plus one during spring training). Yesterday, we broke down the first seven. Today we’ll continue with the second half, becau...2106Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:52:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/lets-watch-jarren-duran-hit-some-triples-part-one-r2104/As you surely know, Jarren Duran hit 14 triples during the 2024 season, leading the American League and tying Corbin Carroll for the major league lead. In fact, one minor leaguer also tripled 14 times, Rockies farmhand Cole Carrigg. This was just a good year to hit exactly 14 triples. In celebra...2104Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:56:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/justin-slaten-comes-out-of-left-field-well-actually-right-field-r2100/By any measure, Justin Slaten had an outstanding rookie season. The 27-year-old right-hander, scooped up from the Rangers organization in the Rule 5 Draft last December, threw 55 1/3 big-league innings over 44 appearances. He ran a 2.93 ERA, and as his 2.61 FIP indicates, the underlying numbers...2100Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:06:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/defensive-dominance-wilyer-abreu-and-jarren-duran-named-gold-glove-finalists-r2098/On Tuesday, Rawlings announced the finalists for the 2024 Gold Glove Awards. Red Sox outfielders Wilyer Abreu and Jarren Duran fin ished in the top three in voting for their respective positions, making them first-time finalists.  Fenway Park's outfield is one of the quirkiest in baseball,...2098Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:55:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/masataka-yoshidas-shoulder-injury-threatens-season-start-and-trade-value-r2096/Since signing a five-year, $90-million contract in December 2022, Masataka Yoshida has mostly lived up to his profile, but failed to deliver on the great ceiling that his seven-year run in the NPB with the Orix Buffaloes portended: a .327/.421/.539 slash line with 133 home runs. Over his first t...2096Thu, 17 Oct 2024 13:06:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/replacing-connor-wongs-defense-at-catcher-is-the-easiest-path-to-improved-red-sox-pitching-in-2025-r2095/Red Sox fans love to complain. Spend five minutes on X, and you’ll hear about everything wrong with the club, from John Henry’s indifference to Alex Cora’s decision-making to Triston Casas’ pregame routine. Yet, during all my time on the app, one issue isn’t talked about enough: Connor Wong’s de...2095Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:53:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-need-a-lefty-arm-more-than-a-righty-bat-r2094/It’s a fun time to be a Red Sox fan. Although the 2024 season almost certainly didn’t go quite as well as you might have hoped, the team is bursting with prospects, young big-league talent, and potential. It’s a time for dreaming big, and those dreams should include offseason spending. The Red S...2094Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:51:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/end-of-season-red-sox-grades-outfield-r2092/According to FanGraphs, the Red Sox outfield put up 13.1 WAR in 2024, making it the second-best outfield in baseball, behind only the Yankees. The well-rounded Boston outfield ranked third in offensive value and second in defensive value. Here is how I graded each of the outfielders on their 202...2092Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:08:00 +0000