The Boston Red Sox farm system is on the rise. They were ranked 21st in last year’s Baseball America rankings, but shot up to 11th in 2022. It’s not an elite system, but it’s very good; the kind of farm you can build upon if things break right. Will...
I remember hearing about Blaze Jordan a few years ago. I was still playing pro ball at the time, and I just remember teammates talking about this kid they saw on YouTube hitting 500-foot bombs. “Next Bryce Harper” was one of the terms...
MLB is in the midst of a lockout, in case you don’t own a TV or haven’t had access to the Internet recently. But before this began on December 1st, there was plenty of action across the league. Huge trades. Mega contracts given out to...
Barring some unforeseen event, Alex Cora will be in the Boston Red Sox dugout until at least 2024. What does this mean? It means the Sox have secured one of the best managers in all of baseball for a three-year contending window, at minimum. Never a...
Reports are circulating that J.D. Martinez will opt out of the final year of his contract, thus becoming a free agent. While this might seem like bad news for the Sox, as they’d be losing their DH and main run-producer, there are many solid...
Boy, I really thought the ALCS was over after Game 3. The Red Sox pummeled the Astros 12-3 to take a 2-1 lead, burning through six Houston pitchers in the process. Houston had an undermanned pitching staff and cold bats. The Red Sox had scored 21...
Kiké Hernandez has been collecting souls this postseason, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. The Red Sox utilityman hit two bombs and knocked in six across four ALDS games (1.329 OPS). He’s hit three more home runs in two ALCS games (2...
What a game that was last night between the Sox and Rays. The 13-inning heart-pounder culminated in a Christian Vazquez walk-off bomb. This was preceded by four scoreless relief innings from Nick Pivetta, who struck out seven. That’s big-time...
The Red Sox and Yankees will face off tomorrow night in Fenway in a one-game playoff to decide which team advances to the ALDS. Oh baby if that doesn’t have the makings of high drama. Both teams’ aces in Nathan Eovaldi and Gerrit Cole...
Anthony Gose completed his reverse-Rick Ankiel journey yesterday when he came in to pitch for the Cleveland Indians; it was his first game at the Major League level since 2016, when he was an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers. Gose gave up hitting...
Cody Bellinger is one of the premier five-tool players in baseball when he’s right. He’s fast, has a cannon, can hit for average and power, and is a good defender. These tools are the reason he’s a former Rookie of the Year, Gold...
It’s become stylish to say legendary Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is overrated. It’s actually one of the few surviving trends in baseball arguments, as it’s been going on for about a decade. Advanced metrics reveal he wasn’t...
Certain Mets players, specifically the ones who have underperformed for the team that is arguably the biggest disappointment in MLB this season, have decided to push back against their meanie fans. They’re poking a bear that I’m not sure...
The San Diego Padres are in a wicked second-half tailspin that has them currently out of the playoffs. The team many picked to win the World Series before the season started has been mired by injuries and underperforming players, specifically the...
Miguel Cabrera took a 1-1 Steven Matz change-up and drilled it over the right-centerfield fence this weekend. It was the 500th home run of his storied career that will surely warrant a plaque in Cooperstown one day. Cabrera, who turns 39 next April...