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  2. Tuesday, September 30 at 6:08pm Eastern time, the Red Sox visit Yankee Stadium for game one with left-handers Garrett Crochet and Max Fried taking the mound. Crochet’s strikeout rate sits at 31.3 percent with a 5.7 percent walk rate, with a FIP of 2.95. He also faced New York on September 14 and worked six innings with three earned runs and 12 strikeouts. Fried enters the day with a FIP of 3.07, and he most recently saw Boston on September 13, when he covered six innings and allowed three earned runs with one home run. Yankees Hitters vs Crochet: Aaron Judge’s overall baseline remains elite, and he just finished the regular season with a .331 average to clinch the AL batting title. His OPS is sitting above 1.10 through the middle of September, a snapshot of his form as the month wound down. Judge against left-handed pitching is also a specific pressure point for any southpaw; he posted an incredible 1.279 OPS against lefties this season. Garrett Crochet vs. New York Yankees: Current Batters Table Rk Player B PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GIDP 1 Paul Goldschmidt R 16 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .133 .188 .133 .321 0 0 0 0 0 2 Aaron Judge R 15 15 3 0 0 2 2 0 11 .200 .200 .600 .800 0 0 0 0 0 3 Cody Bellinger L 14 14 5 0 0 1 2 0 2 .357 .357 .571 .929 0 0 0 0 1 4 Amed Rosario R 10 9 6 1 0 1 3 1 1 .667 .700 1.111 1.811 0 0 0 0 0 5 Ben Rice L 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375 0 0 0 0 0 6 Austin Wells L 9 9 2 1 0 1 4 0 4 .222 .222 .667 .889 0 0 0 0 0 7 José Caballero R 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 0 0 0 0 8 Giancarlo Stanton R 7 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 .286 .286 .714 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jasson Domínguez B 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 1 10 Anthony Volpe R 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 1 0 0 0 0 11 Jazz Chisholm Jr. L 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 0 12 Trent Grisham L 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 13 Ryan McMahon L 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 1 14 Austin Slater R 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results. Generated 9/30/2025. Red Sox Hitters vs Fried: Trevor Story was Boston’s leading September bat by several measures, posting a .302/.337/.458 September line. Masataka Yoshida posted a 126 wRC+ in September as well. Max Fried vs. Boston Red Sox: Current Batters Table Rk Player B PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GIDP 1 Trevor Story R 17 16 4 1 0 2 5 1 5 .250 .294 .688 .982 0 0 0 0 0 2 Alex Bregman R 12 9 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 .556 .667 .889 1.556 0 0 0 0 0 3 Connor Wong R 11 10 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .300 .364 .400 .764 0 0 0 0 1 4 Jarren Duran L 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 5 Ceddanne Rafaela R 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0 0 0 0 0 6 Romy González R 9 7 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 .286 .444 .571 1.016 0 0 0 0 1 7 Rob Refsnyder R 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 0 0 0 0 0 8 Nate Eaton R 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .667 .800 .667 1.467 0 0 0 0 0 9 Steven Matz R 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 10 Carlos Narváez R 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 11 Nick Sogard B 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0 0 0 0 0 Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results. Generated 9/30/2025. Defensive Alignments: Defense could swing a few batted balls. Boston has Ceddanne Rafaela in center, and Statcast credits him with +22 OAA in 2025, topping the outfield leaderboard. The Yankees’ middle infield features Jazz Chisholm Jr., who sits at a +5 OAA and in the 89th percentile. With two left-handed starters on the mound, run prevention on grounders and liners becomes more salient, and both clubs can deploy plus defenders up the middle. Overall, Boston has a significant edge in defense, posting a +11 OAA against the -7 of the Yankees. View full article
  3. Tuesday, September 30 at 6:08pm Eastern time, the Red Sox visit Yankee Stadium for game one with left-handers Garrett Crochet and Max Fried taking the mound. Crochet’s strikeout rate sits at 31.3 percent with a 5.7 percent walk rate, with a FIP of 2.95. He also faced New York on September 14 and worked six innings with three earned runs and 12 strikeouts. Fried enters the day with a FIP of 3.07, and he most recently saw Boston on September 13, when he covered six innings and allowed three earned runs with one home run. Yankees Hitters vs Crochet: Aaron Judge’s overall baseline remains elite, and he just finished the regular season with a .331 average to clinch the AL batting title. His OPS is sitting above 1.10 through the middle of September, a snapshot of his form as the month wound down. Judge against left-handed pitching is also a specific pressure point for any southpaw; he posted an incredible 1.279 OPS against lefties this season. Garrett Crochet vs. New York Yankees: Current Batters Table Rk Player B PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GIDP 1 Paul Goldschmidt R 16 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .133 .188 .133 .321 0 0 0 0 0 2 Aaron Judge R 15 15 3 0 0 2 2 0 11 .200 .200 .600 .800 0 0 0 0 0 3 Cody Bellinger L 14 14 5 0 0 1 2 0 2 .357 .357 .571 .929 0 0 0 0 1 4 Amed Rosario R 10 9 6 1 0 1 3 1 1 .667 .700 1.111 1.811 0 0 0 0 0 5 Ben Rice L 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375 0 0 0 0 0 6 Austin Wells L 9 9 2 1 0 1 4 0 4 .222 .222 .667 .889 0 0 0 0 0 7 José Caballero R 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 0 0 0 0 8 Giancarlo Stanton R 7 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 .286 .286 .714 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jasson Domínguez B 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 1 10 Anthony Volpe R 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .400 .400 .800 1 0 0 0 0 11 Jazz Chisholm Jr. L 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 0 12 Trent Grisham L 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 13 Ryan McMahon L 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0 0 0 0 1 14 Austin Slater R 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results. Generated 9/30/2025. Red Sox Hitters vs Fried: Trevor Story was Boston’s leading September bat by several measures, posting a .302/.337/.458 September line. Masataka Yoshida posted a 126 wRC+ in September as well. Max Fried vs. Boston Red Sox: Current Batters Table Rk Player B PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS SH SF IBB HBP GIDP 1 Trevor Story R 17 16 4 1 0 2 5 1 5 .250 .294 .688 .982 0 0 0 0 0 2 Alex Bregman R 12 9 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 .556 .667 .889 1.556 0 0 0 0 0 3 Connor Wong R 11 10 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .300 .364 .400 .764 0 0 0 0 1 4 Jarren Duran L 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 5 Ceddanne Rafaela R 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0 0 0 0 0 6 Romy González R 9 7 2 0 1 0 0 2 3 .286 .444 .571 1.016 0 0 0 0 1 7 Rob Refsnyder R 9 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .333 .250 .583 0 0 0 0 0 8 Nate Eaton R 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .667 .800 .667 1.467 0 0 0 0 0 9 Steven Matz R 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 10 Carlos Narváez R 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 11 Nick Sogard B 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0 0 0 0 0 Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results. Generated 9/30/2025. Defensive Alignments: Defense could swing a few batted balls. Boston has Ceddanne Rafaela in center, and Statcast credits him with +22 OAA in 2025, topping the outfield leaderboard. The Yankees’ middle infield features Jazz Chisholm Jr., who sits at a +5 OAA and in the 89th percentile. With two left-handed starters on the mound, run prevention on grounders and liners becomes more salient, and both clubs can deploy plus defenders up the middle. Overall, Boston has a significant edge in defense, posting a +11 OAA against the -7 of the Yankees.
  4. Oh yeah, I haven't gotten to that one yet, but want to watch it.
  5. In quality-to-quantity ratio, Apple TV is the best streaming service going. Some of their stuff is just incredible. If you haven't watched Black Bird, do so. It's phenomenal. And then there is Ted Lasso, Silo, Severance, Slow Horses, Shrinking, and quite a bit more. I have yet to see a bad show on the service, and most are well above average.
  6. Do you need your old account back? Just private message me, we'll get it sorted.
  7. The Sox have a 96% chance to make the playoffs. When they get there, what's your biggest concern that could hold the team back from advancing?
  8. The 2025 season saw the Boston Red Sox's pitching development finally pay off in a big way, as their young pitchers helped get the team through the final month of the season and back into the postseason for the first time since 2021. One of those pitchers was Connelly Early, a 2023 fifth-round draft pick. Early, who made his MLB debut in September, pitched admirably down the stretch as he made four starts and struck out 29 batters in 19 1/3 innings. He walked just four and allowed five earned runs; his performance led manager Alex Cora to hand him the ball as the starting pitcher in the win-or-go-home game three of the Wild Card series. Prior to that, Early split 2025 between Portland and Worcester, going 10-3 with a 2.60 ERA in 21 games, 18 of them starts. He threw 100 1/3 innings in that span and struck out 132 batters. Early, who throws from the first-base side of the rubber, has some effort in his delivery but manages to repeat it with a consistent release point. Like most pitchers that the Red Sox have targeted in the past few years, he also has plus extension during his release. Early relies on a five-pitch arsenal that is made up of a fastball, changeup, slider, curveball and sweeper. His fastball, while averaging just 92-95 mph, topped out at 97 mph and there was an increase in velocity from 2024 that saw the pitch sitting in the low-90s. It has shown more bat-missing ability as he runs up the radar gun, but it's always been designed to help set up his changeup. That off-speed offering is an above-average pitch thanks to having arm-side run and his low release height. Typically in the mid-80s, he uses a kick-changeup grip and has advanced feel in the pitch, as he throws it often to both left-handed and right-handed batters. When at its best, the pitch will tumble out of the zone, generating whiffs. His slider averaged 84-87 mph in 2025 and he’s able to land it in the zone. Despite that, it doesn’t miss many bats and is instead used to generate weak contact from opposing batters. His curveball tends to sit in the low-80s at best and has more vertical break. It isn’t consistent, however, sometimes flashing plus movement and other times wobbling toward the plate. Both breakers have above-average qualities but aren't considered in that realm just yet. His sweeper is his newest pitch, having started working on it in 2024, and it improved as the season went on. It averaged around 80-83 mph and is mainly used against left-handed batters. Much like the curveball, it can show bat-missing ability, but he needs to gain more consistency with it in terms of landing it in and around the strike zone. Entering the 2026 season, Early is seen as a mid-rotation starter who flashes the upside of a number two or three starter. If he can gain consistency on his three weaker pitchers, that ceiling could rise. The biggest question mark for Early so far is if he can keep the velocity up as he goes deeper into games and across an entire season. The fact he can throw three to four pitches for strikes consistently helps his case in the immediate term. While many would love to see Early in Boston to open the year, due to their depth the team acquired over the offseason, he is likely headed to Worcester. If the Red Sox keep Early in Worcester for five weeks to open the season, they’ll gain an extra year of control on Early. This would keep him from becoming a free agent until after his age-30 season, something that could change rotation plans down the road. Regardless of where Early starts the season, he’ll be up in Boston as one of the first pitching-related promotions and will end up playing a huge role in how the 2026 season goes down.
  9. Bleis has been a mainstay on top prospect rankings for the Red Sox since he was acquired as an IFA in 2021, but his time to make good on that distinction is quickly ticking away. He has the potential of a standout outfielder but, so far, has failed to put it all together to make much of an impression. He’s dealt with injuries in every season of his pro career and is flirting with carrying the dreaded ‘chronically injured’ designation that every player hopes to avoid. Putting together a healthy and productive 2026 would go a long way toward establishing him as a player to watch moving forward, but his hit tool is so streaky that it’s incredibly hard to project how impactful he’s going to be moving forward. He’s eligible to be taken in the Rule 5 draft this coming December, so if there’s any indication he’s progressing, the team is either going to have to trade him away or protect him on the 40-man roster if they don’t want to risk him being selected with no compensation in return.
  10. They're half a game out of the top wild card, which would net them a home round in the postseason. Will they do it?
  11. I like their chances of winning today, for sure
  12. Talk Sox can be overwhelming to the uninitiated. Where many sites have blogs, or forums, and sometimes both, Talk Sox’s scope extends far beyond that and offers many fan-specific features you won’t find elsewhere. This guide will walk you through the site and its sections. Talk Sox News: This is the front page of the site, and the place you will find news and analysis from our stable of dedicated Red Sox writers. You can read and then comment on any article in this section. Notes & Rumors: This section features shorter pieces, including low-impact news such as a minor-league promotion or a brief stint on the injured list, as well as all free agent and trade rumors. This section is hopping in July and December. Talk Sox Forums: These operate much like traditional internet forums (for those of us born in the 1900s). It’s all user-generated content where people are free to talk baseball all day, every day. Unlike many places on the internet, basic human decency is expected and will be enforced. This is a place to talk baseball without the drama and nastiness found elsewhere. User Blogs: These are user-created blogs that look and read much like our front page news, though any Talk Sox user can create their own blog and be read by thousands of like-minded fans! If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at baseball writing, this is the place to do it. You will receive built-in readership from day one, allowing you to hone your craft. Talk Sox Videos: The counterpart to our front-page articles, this is where you will find our multimedia content, both news and analysis. Those are the five largest sections of the site. But we’re only getting started… Guides & Resources: Here, you will find a collection of useful resources, including stadium guides, an introduction to visiting spring training, a history of team ownership, a gift-giving guide, and more. Active Roster & 40-Man Roster: We maintain roster pages for both the 26-man (active) roster and the 40-man roster, updated nightly. Bullpen Usage Chart: Stay on top of bullpen usage with this handy chart that shows reliever usage over the past five days. The Activity Feed: This is a highly customizable page that many users bookmark as their primary launching point into Talk Sox’s content. You can select which content to show and which to ignore, and then save your feed preferences. Top Prospect Rankings: We have a dedicated page featuring the top 20 Red Sox prospects, which includes brief scouting reports, updated statistics, and recent articles and videos to keep you informed about your favorite prospects. Rank Your Favorite Prospects: Unlike most other publications, Talk Sox involves the community in ranking prospects. We hold open voting a half-dozen times a year, keep an eye open for the next round! 2025 Draft Tracker: Much like the prospect rankings page, we have a draft board that contains scouting reports, signing bonuses, and recent news and analysis for all of the Red Sox' draft picks. Mock Draft Board: Assembled and maintained by Jamie Cameron, this draft board is a valuable resource for tracking potential draft picks and gauging the industry's collective view of them. It is updated and maintained from April through draft day. Fan Polls: One of the newest interactive features of Talk Sox, we update polls regularly, and you’re allowed to vote once a day. Let us know what you think of the Red Sox organization, its players, and personnel today! Offseason/Trade Deadline Blueprint: Have you always dreamed of becoming an MLB general manager? If so, check out our blueprint page, which is active during July and throughout the winter. Build the Red Sox roster to your specifications, then share it with other Talk Sox users for discussion. Become A Talk Sox Caretaker: Want to support the site at a higher level? Become a Caretaker today! Not only can you receive ad-free browsing of the entire website, but you also get first (and often free) access to our events and access to exclusive content. That’s most of what Talk Sox has to offer! If you have any questions or suggestions, you’re welcome to message our community manager, @Brock Beauchamp. How To “Install” Talk Sox on iPhone or iPad Using Safari First, go to the home page of Talk Sox at https://talksox.com/. 1. Tap on the ellipses (…) at bottom right of screen. 2. Tap “Share” in pop-up menu. 3. Tap “View More”. 4. Tap “Add To Home Screen”. 5. Tap “Add”. That takes you to your home screen on iOS, where you can move the Talk Sox app around, just as you would any other app. Additionally, you can turn on notifications for them. Just go to the following link while logged into the site: https://talksox.com/notifications/options/. How To “Install” Talk Sox on an Android Device Using Chrome First, go to the home page of Talk Sox at https://talksox.com/. 1. Tap on the vertical ellipses (…) at top right of screen. 2. Tap “Share…” in pop-up menu. 3. Tap “Add to Home Screen”. 4. Tap “Install”. That takes you to your home screen on Android, where you can move the Talk Sox app around, just as you would any other app. Additionally, you can turn on notifications for the site. Just go to the following link while logged into the site: https://talksox.com/notifications/options/.
  13. In August, the Talk Sox forums had 8,900 posts from users. This is the most posts in a month since August 2022, when users posted almost exactly 10,000 posts. The most posts in a month came in... you probably guessed it, October 2018, when 19,800 posts were created in the forums.
  14. Thanks for your votes! Ranked ProspectsPayton TolleJhostynxon GarciaFranklin AriasKyson WitherspoonConnelly EarlyLuis PeralesMikey RomeroJuan ValeraBrandon ClarkeJustin GonzalesMarcus PhillipsDorian SotoDavid SandlinAnthony EyansonMiguel BleisJohanfran GarciaJedixson PaezYoeilin CespedesYhoiker FajardoYophery Rodriguez
  15. This could be a failing instance. Often, the servers figure out that it's failing and then shut it down. Let me know if it continues for more than an hour or so.
  16. Unlike other publications, Talk Sox enables all users to contribute to our top prospect rankings. Anyone with a website account can participate and give their input on who they think should be in the top prospects list. Before you vote, you can hit our top prospects page for the latest stats and news on prospects, while on the voting page, every name is a clickable link that brings up their current stat card. Voting is simple, just follow the instructions below! Here's the rundown on how to participate: 1. You must have an account and be logged in to vote. If you don't have an account, click here. It requires only 60 seconds to create an account. 2. Review our current top 20 prospect list, catch up on stats, rankings, etc. (you can do so from the voting page link below) 3. Have your prospect list in your filthy little paws? Then flip on over to the new prospect voting page (after reading the rest of this, please). https://talksox.com/prospect-voting 4. Voting is super simple; you drag and drop players in the order you wish them to be. After you move a prospect, the list automatically renumbers so you don't lose track of the order. This works on mobile devices, but it's a *vastly* better experience on desktop. Sorry, that's just how this kind of thing works. There's no excellent way to make something like this as awesome on a phone screen. 5. Each prospect has a comment section where you can add any commentary you have on that player. At the bottom of the list, there is a general comment section to explain overarching things you'd like to mention. 6. Don't see a prospect you want to put on the list? Just pop back here and give me a mention (in a comment, start typing @Brock Beauchamp and select my name after it appears). Please mention the prospect you would like added, and I will do so as soon as possible. 7. Once you're done with all of it, click Save. You've now voted! 8. When the voting closes, a new thread will automatically generate in this forum with all of your rankings and comments for everyone to read and talk about. 9. You can only vote once. If you have voted in error, pop back here and tag Brock, asking to have your vote deleted. It will be removed, and you can vote again. Voting closes Thursday, August 28.
  17. Unlike other publications, Talk Sox enables all users to contribute to our top prospect rankings. Anyone with a website account can participate and give their input on who they think should be in the top prospects list. Before you vote, you can hit our top prospects page for the latest stats and news on prospects, while on the voting page, every name is a clickable link that brings up their current stat card. Voting is simple, just follow the instructions below! Here's the rundown on how to participate: 1. You must have an account and be logged in to vote. If you don't have an account, click here. It requires only 60 seconds to create an account. 2. Review our current top 20 prospect list, catch up on stats, rankings, etc. (you can do so from the voting page link below) 3. Have your prospect list in your filthy little paws? Then flip on over to the new prospect voting page (after reading the rest of this, please). https://talksox.com/prospect-voting 4. Voting is super simple; you drag and drop players in the order you wish them to be. After you move a prospect, the list automatically renumbers so you don't lose track of the order. This works on mobile devices, but it's a *vastly* better experience on desktop. Sorry, that's just how this kind of thing works. There's no excellent way to make something like this as awesome on a phone screen. 5. Each prospect has a comment section where you can add any commentary you have on that player. At the bottom of the list, there is a general comment section to explain overarching things you'd like to mention. 6. Don't see a prospect you want to put on the list? Just pop back here and give me a mention (in a comment, start typing @Brock Beauchamp and select my name after it appears). Please mention the prospect you would like added, and I will do so as soon as possible. 7. Once you're done with all of it, click Save. You've now voted! 8. When the voting closes, a new thread will automatically generate in this forum with all of your rankings and comments for everyone to read and talk about. 9. You can only vote once. If you have voted in error, pop back here and tag Brock, asking to have your vote deleted. It will be removed, and you can vote again. Voting closes Thursday, August 28.
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