https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/67/?d=21enhttps://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/how-to-turn-a-reliever-into-a-starting-pitcher-inside-baseballs-newest-pitching-trend-r2078/Relievers are us ually perceived as failed starting pitchers. Being demoted to the bullpen is sometimes the last chance for pitchers to prove they belong in the majors. Some pitchers discover newfound success in the bullpen. Zach Britton, Andrew Miller, and Dellin Betances were highly accla...2078Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:59:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-president-sam-kennedy-i-think-were-an-offseason-away-r2079/Sam Kennedy made the second of his yearly appearances on MassLive’s The Fenway Rundown: Boston Red Sox Podcast with Sean McAdam and Chris Cotillo. Typically, Kennedy’s episodes are must-listen as he gives a tiny peek behind the curtains into the organization, and this one was no different. Kenne...2079Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:10:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/why-kutter-crawford-isnt-the-starter-the-red-sox-need-r2077/First, we should commend Kutter Crawford for what he did this season. With Lucas Giolito going down, the Red Sox needed someone to take the ball every fifth day and pitch league-average innings. Crawford did exactly that. He made 33 starts this season, tied for the most in baseball, and pitched...2077Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:50:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/tyler-oneills-offseason-outlook-r2073/The quotes coming out of the Boston Red Sox front office heading into this offseason have felt similar to those from offseasons past. They've exuded vague optimism without offering any details about the organization's actual plans. Tyler O'Neill has been candid about his openness to remaining wi...2073Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:03:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/can-romy-gonzalez-be-mark-vientos-r2076/The other day I was looking at some team leaderboards, and something jumped out at me. Maybe you already know this and maybe you don’t, but there’s one name at the top of Boston’s Statcast leaderboards that’s not like the others. Unsurprisingly Rafael Devers sits alone at the top in terms of har...2076Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:58:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/how-rob-refsnyder-figured-it-out-r2075/Through Rob Refsnyder’s first six seasons as a big-league ballplayer, he’d run a really good walk rate, and, well, that’s about it. From 2015 to 2021, Refsnyder got just 614 plate appearances, the equivalent of one full season, spread over six years. He batted .224 with six home runs (and that s...2075Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:56:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/why-wilyer-abreu-doesnt-fit-the-2025-red-sox-roster-r2074/This statement would have seemed ridiculous two months ago when the Red Sox ranked near the top of the league in most offensive categories, and it was their bullpen, not their lineup, costing the team wins. Yet their offensive performance of the season's last thirty or so days was so disastrous,...2074Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:37:59 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/a-red-sox-fans-guide-to-the-2024-postseason-r2071/With the Red Sox missing out on the 2024 postseason, I can understand how some might want to switch their focus immediately to hockey or football or soccer. Whatever floats your boat. But for die-hard baseball addicts, this can be a tall order. Luckily for Red Sox fans, the playoff field feature...2071Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:16:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/its-not-just-that-the-red-sox-need-a-right-handed-bat-r2070/I’m not trying to offer up some contrarian take here. The Red Sox need to go out and get a right-handed hitter. Rafael Devers bats from the left side, as do Jarren Duran, Triston Casas, Wilyer Abreu, Masataka Yoshida, Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer, and Kyle Teel. Now that Tyler O’Neill is a free...2070Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:31:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/red-sox-2024-season-jarren-duran-tanner-houck-rafael-devers/The Red Sox were better in 2024 than they were in either 2022 or 2023. They won more games and didn't suffer the embarrassment of finishing last. They cut their team ERA by over half a run. They saw core players like Jarren Duran and Tanner Houck take significant steps forward. They gave fewer a...2069Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:35:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/craig-breslows-freshman-year-as-cbo-r2068/Reviewing Craig Breslow’s Freshman Year as CBO  The 2024 baseball season is over, along with Craig Breslow’s first season as Chief Baseball Office for the Boston Red Sox. Hired on October 25, 2023, Breslow’s primary tasks were to build a pitching pipeline and help the team become a legitima...2068Sun, 29 Sep 2024 13:01:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/is-next-years-closer-already-in-the-organization-r2067/With Kenley Jansen hitting the injured list, his time with the Boston Red Sox more than likely comes to a close. He’s gone on record saying that he would be interested in returning to Boston, but it is pretty clear that he has his eye on winding down his career, and this July, he said point blan...2067Sat, 28 Sep 2024 10:55:01 +0000