Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

Nolan Arenado is a veteran third-baseman known for his very good defense (he has 10 Gold Gloves to date). He was on the Rockies from 2013-2020 before being traded to the Cardinals in 2021, where he has since remained, until very possibly this offseason. Trading for him would likely cost some minor prospects and money for the Cardinals to use in their rebuild.

Good morning! There's snow on the ground in parts of Boston today and the winter meetings are right around the corner. We're in the thick of the offseason. So what's next for the Sox? Well, here's a reminder that we don't really know: Maybe they'll get a big bat! Maybe they'll get more pitching! Maybe they won't do anything! Talk about what you want, ignore most of the rumors, and be good to one another.

Early in 2024, the Red Sox went with a breaking ball-heavy approach, giving the team a reputation for being anti-fastball. Now, when the Red Sox acquire a new pitcher, seemingly every analyst's first move is to look at the new pitcher's four-seam fastball. If the pitch has a high batting average against or low swinging strike numbers, the immediate reaction is to say, "Well, they'll cut that usage for something else". I'm guilty of it, but it isn't necessarily the case.

He's Isaiah Kiner-Falefa, or IKF for short. The former Yankee also spent time in Texas and Toronto before signing a 2-year, 15 million dollar year with the Blue Jays, who then traded him to the Pirates at that trade deadline. He was then claimed off waivers by the Jays to mark his second stint with the team in as many years. He's a shortstop primarily, but has also spent considerable time at second base and third base in his seven-year career.

I'm considering Bo Bichette, but until we actually get past the checkout with Bregman ( "Only 1 available, and it's in 4 other carts"), I'm not sure. If Bregman doesn't return, let's get Bichette at third base. There's room for him at second (maybe?) if we clear room in the outfield and commit to keeping Ceddanne Rafaela in centerfield, where he belongs.

Toronto claimed Lawrence off waivers from Seattle back in April, only to release him after making just one relief appearance - spanning 2.2 innings on Apr. 29 - with the club. Shortly afterwards, the veteran hurler was reacquired by the Mariners, who put him through a transaction spin cycle through the remainder of the season, granting his release and ultimately re-signing him multiple times.

For a pair of teams who share the same division and have represented the American League in the World Series a combined eight times over the last 40 years, the relationship between the Blue Jays and Red Sox has been remarkably tame. There's no signature clash, no recent season where one stood in the doorway and blocked the other, and no real palpable animosity between the fanbases.

1935 - The National League takes over the bankrupt Boston Braves franchise after several failed attempts to buy the club. 2018 - The Braves sign free agents Josh Donaldson and Brian McCann to one-year deals. Donaldson will appear in 155 games while hitting .259/.379/.521 with 37 home runs. McCann posts a .249/.323/.412 line with 12 home runs in 85 games before retiring at the end of the season.

Happy Tuesday, Red Sox Nation! With Thanksgiving around the corner, MLB's offseason is defrosting with the turkeys. The Mets and Rangers made a one for one major league trade and the Mariners brought back Josh Naylor, but apart from that, there hasn't been much movement. Maybe today's the day we get a nice appetizer before the meat and potatoes hit the table.

With the starting market providing some high potential but no true home runs, I'm personally of the belief that Boston should try to find a No. 3 in the free agent market and conduct a trade to bring in a true No. 2 behind Garrett Crochet (I will pray every night this offseason that Joe Ryan or Hunter Greene somehow make their way to Boston).

The Red Sox have been linked to some of the top hitters in free agency this offseason, like Pete Alonso, Kyle Schwarber, and Munetaka Murakami. Of course, they're also strongly in the mix to re-sign Alex Bregman. But they could improve their lineup via trade, too. In fact, The Boston Globe's Alex Speier recently reported that he suspects the Red Sox won't sign two of "premium" bats in free agency this offseason, but could look to add a complementary bat

Triston Casas was once projected to be a key cog in the Red Sox' next wave of top young talent. But, after breaking through with a 23-homer season in 2023, the power-hitting first baseman has seen his career derailed by injuries and a sizable dip in production. He has appeared in just 92 total games over the last two seasons, batting .222 with 16 home runs and 43 RBI over that stretch.

The Red Sox announced that they have selected left-hander Shane Drohan as well right-handers David Sandlin and Tyler Uberstine to the roster.

Yesterday was the deadline to add prospects to the 40-man roster in order to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft, a bizarre mechanism whereby teams can swipe veteran minor leaguers from each other, under the condition that the selecting team needs to then keep that player on the big league roster for the remainder of the following season. The Red Sox added three minor leaguers to the roster:

Let's start with this: in 97 games last year, Braiden Ward stole 57 bases and was only caught 7 times. Over the course of his minor league career, he has stolen a total of 211 bases while only being caught 33 times. For reference, David Hamilton stole 185 bases while being caught 32 times in the minors. Ward is one of the fastest men in baseball.

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He's Tristan Gray, and he comes from Missouri City, Texas. He went to Elkins High School, which also produced longtime big leaguers in Matt Carpenter and James Loney. While MLB talent has gone through Elkins, the indoor drumline might have been more of a draw. They had a dynasty from 2001 to 2008, winning six state titles over that span. Gray was presumably more interested in baseball than drums, going on to play college baseball at Rice and summer ball with the Falmouth Commodores.

That's right, on Monday night, the Watertown Wombats completed their undefeated rec league slow pitch softball season, winning the championship by a final score of 19-9. Congratulations to me and my teammates. In other news, it was roughly this time last year when the Red Sox made their first move of the offseason, signing Justin Wilson to a deal.