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A Retrospective on the Tyler Thornburg Trade

Jul 11, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Headlines, Milwaukee Brewers, Opinions & Predictions

In December of 2016, the Boston Red Sox acquired Tyler Thornburg from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Travis Shaw, as well as prospects Mauricio Dubon, Josh Pennington, and Yeison Coca. The move, orchestr...

All Signs Point to a Sandoval Rebound

Evan Marinofsky

Mar 24, 2017

Boston Red Sox, Headlines

There was universal dismay among Red Sox Nation when it became clear that the Boston Red Sox would place full faith in Pablo Sandoval to be their starting third baseman for the 2017 campaign. And why would p...

Red Sox Acquire Tyler Thornburg from Brewers for Travis Shaw and Prospects

Varun Tekur

Dec 7, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Headlines, Transactions

Red Sox nation had been relatively quiet for the first few days of the Winter Meetings, seemingly out of the hunt for a major acquisition such as Edwin Encarnacion. But as he always does, Boston President of Ba...

Travis Shaw: Making Things Difficult for the Red Sox

Joshua Sadlock

Mar 22, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Opinions & Predictions

Travis Shaw came up for good last August, posting a .270/.327/.487 line with 13 home runs and 36 RBIs in 65 games. He was one of the bright spots for the Boston Red Sox as they struggled through another injury-...

Boston Red Sox: Spring Training Preview

Matt Wojciak

Feb 19, 2016

American League, American League East, Boston Red Sox, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Stacy Revere/Getty Images North America After two disappointing last-place seasons in the American League East following their 2013 World Series Championship, the Boston Red Sox and their fanbase are lookin...

Making the Case for Travis Shaw Over Hanley Ramirez at First Base

Nathan Rollins

Feb 11, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

You could count the things that went right for the Boston Red Sox on one hand last season, and Travis Shaw was one of them. The 25-year-old Shaw got the call in May and was gradually phased into the Red Sox lin...

What to expect from Pablo Sandoval

Nathan Rollins

Feb 3, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Features, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Coming into last season, Pablo Sandoval had mammoth expectations but didn’t quite live up to them. The Boston Red Sox's front office made two major moves last offseason-- signing Sandoval to a five-year, $10...

Signing Chris Davis Is A Bad Idea For The Boston Red Sox

Gabriel Bogart

Nov 29, 2015

American League, American League East, Boston Red Sox, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Buried deep in an article by Nick Cafardo, and keenly noticed by Robert Murray, there are rumors the Red Sox have some level of interest in pursuing Chris Davis this offseason. As Cafardo explains, this would o...

A 2016 Boston Red Sox Wish List

Gabriel Bogart

Oct 25, 2015

American League East, Boston Red Sox, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

When I sat down to write this, for some odd reason, the song "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" popped into my head. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WI02_UJ1C6I You know what else I want? A re...

Looking Ahead to the 2016 Boston Red Sox

Gabriel Bogart

Oct 18, 2015

American League East, Boston Red Sox, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

I realize that, as a Boston Red Sox fan, I'm kinda spoiled. Sure, there are the three championships this century. 2004 was a revelation; 2007 was a coronation; and 2013 was a sort of canonization. Then there's ...

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