Following a two-night stretch in which the Boston Red Sox scored just one run on eight hits, the lineup red-hot a few days ago has gone cold again. This begs the question: What can they do to optimize their starting nine? Given the roster’s depth, or lack thereof, there’s no…

Following a 10–0 Memorial Day loss to the Baltimore Orioles, questions remain unanswered regarding the Boston Red Sox pitching staff. Tanner Houck, Boston’s soon-to-be 26-year-old right-hander, has been relegated to the bullpen to assume something of the Garrett Whitlock role of early April. After a few bumps in the road…

The New York Yankees let it be known early in Spring Training that there was no catching controversy. Trading Gary Sánchez to the Minnesota Twins is symbolic for a couple of reasons. For starters, General Manager Brian Cashman and co. waved the white flag on him. Second, the team instills…

Omar Vizquel played a long time as an MLB player, but he was a Hall of Accumulator, not a Hall of Famer. Being a productive major leaguer for 24 years is impressive. That being said, the 11-time Gold Glove winner is not worthy of a Cooperstown induction. At face value…

The discourse for the Baseball Hall of Fame is a cesspool of flawed logic, favoritism, and clickbait. However, there are plenty of former MLB stars on the 2022 Hall of Fame ballot worthy of consideration. …

Xander Bogaerts is one of the more underrated players in Major League Baseball, but have Red Sox fans begun to overrate him? In short, the answer is yes. The 28-year-old shortstop is slashing .300/.370/.506 and looks to be on his way to a fourth-consecutive 130 or better wRC+ season. …

Sports Twitter is an outlet that can spark all sorts of debates. The latest being the newfound debate surrounding the career of Royals catcher Salvador Perez. Fresh off being awarded as AL Player of the Week, Perez is slashing .290/.324/.565 with a .372 wOBA and a wRC+ of 136 since…

It’s the same song and dance every season: Matt Barnes gets off to a hot start, comes down to earth slightly, then has a bad week and everybody wants to ship him out of Boston. Rinse and repeat for five years now. Fresh off his first All-Star season, the 31-year-old…

The Boston Red Sox have been going nowhere fast for a few weeks now, 7–15 since July 28. But it hasn’t been all bad for every member of the ballclub, as 33-year-old right-hander Garrett Richards has been able to string together a series of competitive outings. Over his last six…