https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/page/74/?d=21enhttps://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 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/the-up-and-down-red-sox-tenure-of-bobby-dalbec-r2122/On Saturday, Bobby Dalbec, once the top-ranked prospect in the Red Sox system, elected free agency, putting a quiet end to his nine-year tenure with the team. Dalbec's journey with Boston was one of high expectations, impressive power, slumps, and constant adjustments at the plate. As a sop...2122Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:52:00 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/how-wilyer-abreu-snagged-a-gold-glove-for-the-red-sox-r2124/Well, every once in a while, justice is served. Wilyer Abreu, the 25- year-old rookie who ran a 114 wRC+ while playing the best right field in baseball, took home the first piece of hardware in his young career in the form of the 2024 American League Gold Glove for right field. Abreu became the...2124Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:30:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/extending-roman-anthony-should-be-a-priority-for-the-red-sox-this-offseason-r2119/The Boston Red Sox have big plans this offseason and nobody knows exactly what they are. Spending big money or prospect capital on a starting pitcher looks to be a guarantee, as is finding a way to add an impact right-hander to the lineup. Triston Casas also seems to be on the docket this offsea...2119Sun, 03 Nov 2024 11:50:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/betts-verdugo-sharing-the-world-series-stage-serves-as-reminder-to-what-the-red-sox-are-trying-to-build-r2120/There are going to be a lot of lasting memories from the 2024 World Series, not the least of which was Alex Verdugo striking out against Walker Buehler for the final out of the season. Despite that less-than-stellar moment, he and Mookie Betts starred for the teams that battled for five gam...2120Sat, 02 Nov 2024 10:50:01 +0000https://talksox.com/news-rumors/boston-red-sox/which-richard-fitts-should-we-expect-next-season-r2118/Yesterday, we named Richard Fitts our ninth-ranked Red Sox prospect and Alex Mayes wrote up the right-hander’s 2024 season. Today, I’d like to accompany that piece with a deeper dive, because Fitts had some of the oddest splits you'll see. The splits weren’t between his stats against righties an...2118Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:07:01 +0000https://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 +0000