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Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images The Red Sox have the 15th pick, as well as the “compensatory” 33rd pick in Sunday’s draft. Who are some possible targets? Where can I watch the Draft? The MLB First-Year Player Draft begins this Sunday at 6:00 p.m. ET, with coverage on ESPN and MLB Network for the first three rounds. It continues on Monday at 11:30 a.m. for rounds 4-20, … [Read more...] about Red Sox 2025 MLB Draft Preview

Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Hooray! It was tempting — and, frankly, prudent — to tamp down a bit on your excitement after the Sox swept both the Nationals and Rockies. The Rockies are the worst Major League team in history (which is something we’ve said about a different team for each of the last two years now; neat) while the Nats appeared to … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 7/11: Baseball is fun

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Who has Mayor Wu requested a meeting with today? Welcome back to the Mayor’s Office, our weekly series in which Jake Wallinger sends one naughty member of Red Sox Nation to Mayor Michelle Wu’s office for discipline, public shaming, and penance as we all strive to build a stronger baseball team and city. This week, … [Read more...] about David Hamilton, you’re heading to The Mayor’s Office

Eric Canha-Imagn Images Almost two thirds of the way through the season, Chapman has proved to be a difference maker. Since first-half 2018 Craig Kimbrel (maybe even before then), most of Red Sox Nation has been praying for a consistent closer who makes the 9th inning easy work. Experiments with Matt Barnes, Brandon Workman, Ryan Brasier, and closer by committee all … [Read more...] about Aroldis Chapman has been better than we expected

Eric Canha-Imagn Images That was a certifiable big league win on Thursday night. The Red Sox offense was getting beat down by Taj Bradley and the Rays. Down two runs late, I was ready to accept defeat and move on for the rest of the series. Then the seventh inning happened. Newly acquired reliever Bryan Baker takes over for Bradley, probably to the relief of the home … [Read more...] about Red Sox 4, Rays 3: Just a damn good win

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images Bad opponents are gone, time for a tough stretch! Hey, winning eight of nine and back-to-back sweeps has been wicked fun, right? Time for the true test of this Boston Red Sox team’s meddle in July. It starts as the last series before the All Star Break with a four-game home series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Sox are only a game … [Read more...] about Game 95: Rays at Red Sox: Taj Bradley vs Walker Buehler

Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images The Red Sox look to keep the momentum going in their final series of the year before the All-Star break. Last night, the Red Sox got their No. 7 back for the first time in a long time in Masataka Yoshida. Tonight, they will try and find another No. 7 that’s been missing from their existence for even longer. If they win the series … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 7/10: The search for lucky No. 7

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images His rehab (likely) ends after 15 2⁄3 innings, 5.74 ERA, 15 strikeouts and 6 hits. Next up: Fenway. The Red Sox had a seventh straight game with ten hits and again hung ten on the board, but the farm had trouble grabbing any runs whatsoever, for a total of seven runs across three teams. This was with the help of a mostly quality … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 7/9: Are you excited for Tanner Houck to return?

Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images But say no to Charlie. The Red Sox have barely played on Thursdays this year. In addition to the many scheduled off-days they have, there was even a rain out on a Thursday! There was also a game that only lasted three innings against the Cincinnati Reds before rain forced it to be resumed the following … [Read more...] about Baseball (or at least the Red Sox) needs better rain delay programming