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Eric Canha-Imagn Images Sometimes you have to wave the white flag. Following the Red Sox’ run to the ALCS in 2021, each of the following seasons has been more or less the same. They’ve entered the season with low expectations, but enough talent to hover around .500 until the trade deadline. With the expanded playoff system, .500 baseball is enough to remain in … [Read more...] about Josh Winckowski is a necessary evil for the Red Sox

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images Let’s get this series win before heading out of town! Today’s game has all the makings of a pitching duel. Garrett Crochet has been as ace-like as advertised, stitching together a streak of utterly impressive outings. On the other side, Bryan Woo is an up and coming star on the bump in a deep Seattle rotation. Who’ll come out on top? … [Read more...] about Game 27: Mariners at Red Sox – Matinee Crochet Day

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images If you like complex roster decisions and contract manipulation tactics, then the 2025 Red Sox are for you! There’s a surprisingly long list of guys who will be playing their next baseball game in Worcester when they should probably already be on the big league roster. Atop this list is the beloved and budding … [Read more...] about Lucas Giolito is ready to return to the Red Sox. The Red Sox aren’t ready for him.

Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images It’s a getaway for the Sox as they finish off the homestand. With a win today, the Red Sox can improve to 5-1 in Crochet starts on the season, and 5-2 on this homestand. It’s an early afternoon game, so make sure to make your way over to the game thread when that opens up a little later today. In the meantime, … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 4/24: Can Garrett Crochet get the Sox back on track?

Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Triston Casas was the sole bright spot of tonight’s game. Game 2 of the Mariners/Red Sox series started similarly to Game 1, with a single run coming from the Mariners in the first. Aside from another Triston Casas 3-run homer, that’s where the similarities stopped, as Boston never managed to take the lead and the … [Read more...] about Mariners 8, Red Sox 5: Bullpen Blunders

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images And both Alex Cora and Triston Casas believe that Casas’ defense can be better. Brayan Bello, Triston Casas, and Liam Hendriks were all supposed to be key parts of the 2025 Red Sox story. Finally, on Tuesday night, they were. (Rob Bradford, WEEI) Zack Kelly will pare down his repertoire at Triple-A, Kutter Crawford is … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Zack Kelly to simplify his pitch mix at AAA

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Is there a more Massachusetts name than Emerson Hancock? Game 1 of the Mariners/Red Sox series was almost as good as it could get for Boston, considering the circumstances. Brayan Bello did well on the mound in his return from the IL, Casas was offensively productive and launched a three-run homer, there were several stolen bases, … [Read more...] about Game 26: Mariners at Red Sox, Emerson Hancock vs. Sean Newcomb

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The depth starter allowed just two baserunners while striking out eight. What an exhilarating win that was last night. After some rocky starts during his rehab stint, Brayan Bello gutted out five emotional innings and the relief did not let up. What can that teach us about how Cooper Criswell gutted out five innings … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 4/23: Cooper Criswell makes his case, Marcelo Mayer homers again

Photo by Brett Phelps/The Boston Globe via Getty Images It feels like his career is destined to go down one of two paths. There were two things that the Red Sox fans sitting behind me at the Patriots Day game on Monday hated more than anything else in the world. The first thing they hated was Chicago White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas’s failure to get a hit, thus … [Read more...] about Triston Casas at the crossroads