The Boston Red Sox are in agreement to acquire righty reliever Lucas Sims from the Cincinnati Reds for minor-league righty Ovis Portes. Sims was the 21st overall pick of the 2012 Draft by the Atlanta Braves out of Brookwood High School in Georgia. This is not the first deadline deal in which Sims was a […]
Read MoreThe Pittsburgh Pirates are finalizing a trade to acquire Triple-A infielder Nick Yorke from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for RHP Quinn Priester. The 17th overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft, Yorke was the 6th-ranked prospect in the Red Sox’s system before the trade. Yorke Trade From the Pirates’ Perspective Yorke has shown […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — April 2024 Awards Welcome to the first monthly awards edition of Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza! These awards are for March and April of the 2024 season. We’ve had some expected results and some surprises. Some key injuries have thrown relief units into disarray. There have been newcomers rising […]
Read MoreRed Sox 4, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Mar 26) — The Texas Rangers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4–1, in their final exhibition game on Tuesday afternoon. Home runs by Rafael Devers and Mark Contreras were the difference-makers in this one. With spring training behind them, the Rangers look to begin their World Series […]
Read MoreRed Sox 9, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Mar 25) — It wasn’t the Texas Rangers‘ night on Monday, as they lost to the Boston Red Sox, 9–2, in one of their final tune-up contests of 2024. Home runs by Tyler O’Neill, Trevor Story, and Enmanuel Valdez proved to be too much for the Rangers to […]
Read MoreThe Boston Red Sox have upgraded their bullpen, as they agreed to terms with All-Star closer Liam Hendriks Monday morning. The two sides agreed to a two-year contract worth $10 million, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. Chris Cotillo of MassLive was first to report the Red Sox were closing in on a deal with […]
Read MoreThe Atlanta Braves have acquired seven-time All-Star Chris Sale from the Boston Red Sox in a deal involving infield prospect Vaughn Grissom. The Red Sox will pay $17 million out of Sale’s $27.5 million for 2024. The Braves are pushing their World Series aspirations by trading for Sale. Meanwhile, the Red Sox gets Grissom, a […]
Read MoreThe Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals made a trade on Friday. The Redbirds are sending outfielder Tyler O’Neill to Beantown for two pitchers; Nick Robertson and Victor Santos. Both teams are coming off disappointing seasons. The Cardinals were expected to challenge the Milwaukee Brewers for the National League Central title, but instead finished […]
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