https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/64/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/how-bad-is-too-bad-at-defense-r2064/As the 2024 season winds down, there's a common refrain on national broadcasts, visiting broadcasts, and even NESN's broadcasts: the Red Sox have not been a good defensive team this season. With Boston's playoff hopes still (barely) alive in the last week of the season, it makes you wonder: How...2064Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:55:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/was-jarren-duran-baseballs-best-leadoff-hitter-in-2024-r2059/This season, Jarren Duran appeared in his first MLB All-Star Game and won the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award in that game.  He also became the first player in MLB history to record ten triples, 20 home runs, 30 stolen bases, and 40 doubles in a single season.  With the season...2059Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:14:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/tanner-houck-is-so-boring-that-hes-exciting-r2061/Last night, Tanner Houck made his second start since returning from a two-week absence due to arm fatigue, and for the second start in a row, he was absolutely brilliant. Houck threw five scoreless innings, and was perfect through four. Even after surrendering a single and a walk in the fifth in...2061Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:50:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-2024-season-is-almost-over-so-now-what-r2060/First and foremost, the Red Sox need pitching, pitching, and more pitching. They need a minimum of one starting pitcher, ideally a lefty, to step into the top of the rotation and stabilize their group of young arms. While Bryan Bello, Tanner Houck, Kutter Crawford, Richard Fitts, and presumably...2060Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/can-trevor-story-and-triston-casas-be-counted-on-in-2025-r2057/After dropping a four-game series in New York and a three-game series in Tampa, the Red Sox find themselves on the outside looking in, with fewer and fewer opportunities to qualify for the postseason. Still, this season should be considered a success. The team has hung around the playoff picture...2057Sun, 22 Sep 2024 11:57:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/is-center-field-ceddanne-rafaelas-for-the-taking-r2049/On Sunday, our Daniel Fox took a look at Ceddanne Rafaela’s Plate “Discipline,” and the quotation marks were not an accident. Rafaela chases more and walks less than any qualified player in baseball. It’s hard to overstate how disastrous that is. Plate discipline is the problem that can either c...2049Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:05:02 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/kenley-jansen-is-putting-his-body-on-the-line-for-the-red-sox-r2055/In case you hadn’t noticed, Kenley Jansen has quietly put up an extremely solid season. His 52.2 innings pitched rank second among Boston relievers. His 3.42 ERA and 3.04 FIP rank second as well. He’s put up 1.4 fWAR, most among Boston’s relievers, and less than a third of a win behind any start...2055Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:53:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/fenway-park-the-greatest-place-on-earth-r2051/To many, Fenway Park isn’t just a ballpark; it’s a living monument, a time capsule, and a beacon of history, tradition, and community. In a world of ever-changing modern ballparks, Fenway stands apart, as irreplaceable as it is iconic. For Red Sox diehards, Fenway Park is the greatest place on e...2051Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:09:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-red-sox-own-gerrit-cole-r2050/The White Walkers are susceptible to Dragonglass (and Valyrian steel). Harry Potter’s connection to Voldemort made him vulnerable. Achilles was indestructible except for his heel. And Gerrit Cole has to play the Red Sox. Cole is likely a future Hall of Famer. Compared to his peers in that s...2050Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:54:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/where-the-red-sox-went-wrong-most-of-the-bullpen-r2052/They couldn’t even get one. Zack Kelly imploded on the mound, walking eight-hitter Anthony Volpe and nine-hitter Alex Verdugo and allowing a single to Gleyber Torres. Cam Booser came in to clean up the mess but instead walked Juan Soto on four pitches, fell behind Aaron Judge 2-0, then thr...2052Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:58:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/alex-cora-wants-the-red-sox-stars-to-play-every-day-is-that-a-good-idea-r2048/On Friday morning, with the Red Sox in New York to face the Yankees, Alex Cora took a trip over to Secaucus, New Jersey, to appear on MLB Network’s morning show, MLB Central. Cora’s comments were illuminating, and you can listen to the whole segment here. In this article, I want to break down tw...2048Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:59:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/has-brayan-bello-turned-the-corner-r2041/The Red Sox awarded Brayan Bello a six-year, $55-million contract before the start of the 2024 season. While the deal was surprising, it signaled that the team believed that he could turn into a front-end starter based on last year’s starts. With Chris Sale gone and Lucas Giolito on the IL for t...2041Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:00:03 +0000