Over the Monster

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Oh no! We suck again! For the third time this season, the Red Sox got swept and blew another early-game lead. The sweep now puts the team 2 games under .500. Richard Fitts’s return to major league pitching went pretty well overall, but once again the offense failed to provide adequate support for the starting pitcher. It was another stinky game. … [Read more...] about Angels 5, Red Sox 2: Back to Being Bad

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images And Fangraphs posted their Top-45 Red Sox prospects write-up for the “best farm system in baseball” The Red Sox have reached the halfway point of the season, and there can’t possibly be a more fitting way to do so than with a one-run, extra-inning, walk-off loss, complete with multiple blown leads by the bullpen against the Angels on … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Alex Bregman open to extension

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Is there a spot for him on this roster in 2025? Worcester: L, 5-6 (BOX SCORE) The Rail Riders (Yankees AAA) got to Tanner Houck very early in Houck’s second lackluster rehab start. Houck went an inning and two thirds, allowing four runs on three hits and two walks. A happy early birthday to Houck, who … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 6/24: Tanner Houck shelled again in Worcester

Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Aw man. Whaddya know, the Red Sox are trying to avoid a sweep against the Angels again! And today Richard (aka Dick) Fitts returns to the mound after his stint on the IL. If he’s bad or mid, the Sox bats will need to support him, which they weren’t able to do for Crochet yesterday. Angel Stadium doesn’t have a Pesky Pole for Ceddane Rafaela … [Read more...] about Game 82: Red Sox at Angels, Fitts vs. Kikuchi

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Red Sox have now blown six different leads in their last three games. On two different occasions tonight, each for entirely different reasons, the Red Sox found themselves on the verge of a feel good win. But in a game that became a microcosm for the first half of their season, they allowed a combination of … [Read more...] about Angels 3, Red Sox 2: Moore Embarrassment!

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The Red Sox try and salvage a winning first half behind Garrett Crochet. While the All-Star break is still a few weeks away, the numerical halfway point of the season is upon us for the Red Sox. Since MLB has outlawed ties, the most .500 team you ever did see (currently 40-40) will have to settle for being a game above or below .500 … [Read more...] about Game 81: Red Sox at Angels, Crochet vs. Anderson

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images In fact, he’s already the best hitter in the Red Sox lineup. It’s only been a couple of weeks, but I’m ready to make it official: with Alex Bregman on the shelf and Rafael Devers having traded chowder for cioppino, Roman Anthony is currently the best hitter on the Red Sox. The surface-level results aren’t there yet — not even close. … [Read more...] about Roman Anthony is about to break out

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. Well would you look at that: the Red Sox are a .500 team again. The post-Mookie Sox are Sisyphus, except instead of being unable to haul a boulder up a hill, they are unable to not be the most frustrating goddamn baseball team of all-time. So now we find ourselves about a … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Will the Sox be sellers at the trade deadline?

Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images He’s got the fastball for it. The number of fastballs thrown across baseball seemingly decreases each season. So far this season, 54.9% of pitches thrown have been fastballs. If this holds, it will be the lowest percentage of fastballs since pitch tracking was introduced. It’s probably safe to assume it’s the lowest … [Read more...] about Payton Tolle could become the next great Red Sox pitcher