https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/64/?d=21enhttps://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 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-sign-left-handed-reliever-justin-wilson-to-one-year-deal-r2134/The Red Sox have signed a one-year contract with left-handed reliever Justin Wilson. While details about the contract haven’t been fully revealed yet, it is believed to be similar to his previous contract with the Cincinnati Reds: a one-year deal worth $1.5M with up to $1M in incentives. W...2134Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:03:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/will-the-red-sox-change-lucas-giolitos-liam-hendriks-pitch-mix-in-2025-r2132/In 2024, the league threw four-seam fastballs 32.3% of the time. Boston pitchers, on the other hand, threw them 18.7% of the time, down from 26.1% in 2023. Early in the season, when pitching coach Andrew Bailey was asked about this approach, the answer was simple: Four-seamers get hit harder, so...2132Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:53:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-trade-targets-devin-williams-the-best-reliever-in-the-national-league-r2131/Somewhat forgotten with the talk of adding a top-of-the-rotation arm and a power first right-handed hitter, the Boston Red Sox need a closer. Kenley Jansen departed in free agency and is almost guaranteed not to return to Boston. A reunion with Chris Martin seems possible, but trusting him to cl...2131Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:51:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-free-agent-targets-corbin-burnes-the-wide-open-hole-atop-the-rotation-r2129/Though Corbin Burnes was traded to the Baltimore Orioles back in late January, the ace right-hander is well known as one of the figureheads of the most recent iterations of the always-solid Milwaukee Brewers. He responded well to his new digs, accumulating 3.4 WAR and a 2.92 ERA in 194 1/3 innin...2129Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:55:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-future-values-big-board-ranking-the-trade-value-of-red-sox-players-16-20-r2130/The general consensus around the Red Sox’s farm system is that it is one of the strongest in the game. MLB.com has them seventh, Fangraphs has them third, and ESPN has them sitting tenth. Since the organization hired Chaim Bloom and subsequently let him go for Craig Breslow, there has been a foc...2130Sun, 10 Nov 2024 21:10:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/a-plea-for-the-red-sox-to-sign-juan-soto-r2128/ “It’s expensive to sign baseball players,” John Henry once said, much to the chagrin of Red Sox fans. Henry’s statement rings true. Free agent contract values are increasing each year. Last offseason, Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700-million contract to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers, whi...2128Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:50:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/more-red-sox-trade-rumors-from-the-gm-meetings-what-would-a-garrett-crochet-trade-look-like-r2127/The General Manager Meetings in San Antonio wrapped up on Thursday, and a few small pieces of news made the headlines. Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reported, “there’s now an industry-wide sense that the Sox have arrived at a more clear-eyed and ambitious stage of roster-building than they pur...2127Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:53:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/updates-from-the-general-manager-meetings-red-sox-say-theyre-going-to-spend-r2126/The offseason has just started, and it’s officially the time for whispers. Hot stove rumors about which teams are interested in which players are everywhere. This week, the top executives from all 30 clubs are gathered in San Antonio for the General Managers Meetings, the first event of the offs...2126Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:52:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/why-the-red-sox-gave-a-qualifying-offer-to-nick-pivetta-r2125/On Monday, the Red Sox gave a qualifying offer to free-agent starter Nick Pivetta. After spending seven years in the majors and joining the Red Sox in 2020, the 31-year-old Pivetta will get to choose where he wants to work for the first time in his life. Pivetta will need to decide whether to ac...2125Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:07:01 +0000