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Weekend News and Notes: Bogaerts, Molina, and More

Apr 2, 2019

Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Transactions

Another one of the top free agents for next offseason went off of the board today, as the Red Sox extended their star shortstop Xander Bogaerts on a seven-year deal worth $132 million. The contract includes ...

Red Sox Sign Xander Bogaerts to Six-Year, $120 Million Extension

Jason Kelly

Apr 2, 2019

Boston Red Sox, Headlines

The Boston Red Sox continue to lock up their core players as they kick off the 2019 season. Fresh off the heels of signing Chris Sale to an extension, the Red Sox announced on Monday afternoon that they signed ...

Early Impressions of the Boston Red Sox Lineup

Andy Goffin

May 7, 2018

Boston Red Sox, Opinions & Predictions, Statistics

The Boston Red Sox entered the 2018 season with relatively high expectations as a likely competitor in October. The team's late offseason signing of J.D. Martinez boosted Red Sox fans' hopes. Yet their eagernes...

First-Place Red Sox Get Xander Bogaerts Back from Disabled List

Jason Kelly

Apr 27, 2018

Boston Red Sox, Breaking News, Transactions

The 19-5 Boston Red Sox are about to get one of their best hitters back on Friday night. Xander Bogaerts, who has been out since April 9 with an ankle injury, has been activated from the 10-day disabled list an...

Red Sox: Seven Big Takeaways from Record Start

Robby McKittrick

Apr 11, 2018

Boston Red Sox, Opinions & Predictions

After defeating the Yankees last night, 14-1, the Boston Red Sox improved their record to an astounding 9-1 to start the season. It is the best record the Red Sox have ever had to begin a season, and there is c...

Red Sox Shouldn’t Re-Sign Xander Bogaerts After 2018

Robby McKittrick

Feb 2, 2018

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

When Xander Bogaerts came up from the minors, there was a ton of excitement. And for good reason. In the minor leagues, Xander averaged a .296/.373/.489 slash line with 54 home runs and 235 runs batted in acros...

With Encarnacion in Cleveland, Who Is the Favorite in the American League?

Ryan Chichester

Dec 28, 2016

American League, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians saw the Boston Red Sox acquire Chris Sale, and raised them with the signing of slugger Edwin Encarnacion, inking the best offensive player on the market to a three-year deal. Encarnacion w...

Positional Power Rankings: Shortstop

Ryan Chichester

Dec 13, 2016

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Welcome to the new Golden Age of shortstops. Not since the days of Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Nomar Garciaparra have we seen such a strong core of talented players occupying the position between second an...

Week in Review: Five Fascinating Facts

Jesse Foster

Jun 24, 2016

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League

1. What happened to the art of stealing bases? The current stolen base per-game average in baseball this year is 0.50. If that held throughout the rest of the season, it would be the lowest mark since 1972. The...

Let’s Shine the Light on Xander Bogaerts

Evan Marinofsky

May 27, 2016

Boston Red Sox, Features, Opinions & Predictions

The number of young and talented shortstops in today's game is amazing. It hearkens back to the days when Nomar Garciaparra, Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter would duke it out over who was the best shortstop. ...

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