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The Silver Lining for Last-Place MLB Teams

Oct 13, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The 2020 Major League Baseball regular season was a rough 60-game stretch for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Is there anything fo...

The Boston Red Sox Had a Prudent Trade Deadline

Robbie Stratakos

Sep 3, 2020

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Boston Red Sox operated with prudence at the Major League Baseball trading deadline. Boston made four trades in the days leading up to the 4 p.m. August 31 trade deadline. Red Sox trade outfielder K...

The Spotlight Player Under 25 for the Boston Red Sox: Darwinzon Hernandez

Jason Kelly

May 30, 2020

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Prospect Reports

The 2019 season left a bad taste in the mouths of many around Boston as their beloved Red Sox finished 84-78, missing the playoffs just one year after winning the World Series. Many teams in other markets would...

Boston Red Sox: A Unique, Rampant Case of a Big-Market Team Going From Prominence to Darkness in One Year

Robbie Stratakos

May 7, 2020

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Boston Red Sox fell apart in one year. In other words, one of the most storied franchises in Major League Baseball collapsed 12-15 months after winning a World Series. This franchise is a unique case of ...

American League East X factors for 2020

Robbie Stratakos

Mar 3, 2020

American League East, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

What players can move the needle for their respective teams in the 2020 Major League Baseball season? Here are X factors for every team in the American League East. New York Yankees: J.A. Happ Luis Severino w...

Eduardo Rodriguez Has the Chance to Unleash His Potential in 2020

Jason Kelly

Feb 29, 2020

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Spring Training

The 2020 regular season is fast approaching, as teams begin to construct their lineups, starting rotations, and final 26-man rosters. Spring training gives players across the league an opportunity to prove them...

Unpacking the Mookie Betts Trade and What it Means for the 2020 Boston Red Sox

Jason Kelly

Feb 5, 2020

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

February 4, 2020 will go down as one of the most significant days in the history of the Boston Red Sox: it was the night that they dealt both Mookie Betts and David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a...

Brad Ausmus and the Boston Red Sox Could Springboard Each Other

Robbie Stratakos

Jan 23, 2020

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

The Boston Red Sox need a proven manager, and Brad Ausmus just wants a job. The two parties could help each other. Last week Commissioner Rob Manfred issued a nine-page statement on Major League Baseball's f...

Boston Red Sox: J.D. Martinez Opting in Just Made the Offseason More Complicated

Jason Kelly

Nov 6, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Transactions

A significant domino was set to fall for the Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon, and that piece was J.D. Martinez and his looming decision of whether to opt into the remaining $62.5 million on his contract. ...

Rusney Castillo: Baseball’s Richest Minor-League Player

Jason Kelly

Nov 5, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Contract, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Rusney Castillo officially declined to opt out of the final year of his seven-year, $72.5 million contract on Sunday, meaning that the 32-year-old outfielder will remain with the Boston Red Sox organization. As...

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