Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Win this one Red Sox. Yankees. Just a few games apart. Both fighting for the Wild Card. Both competing for additions in the bullpen and the rotation. Second half. A lefty on the mound for the bad guys. Which Bello shows up tonight? First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET on WEEI and NESN ..read more

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Welcome back, Big Maple. Ladies and gentlemen, your big trade deadline acquisition: Triston Casas! He likely won’t be the only addition to the Red Sox this week, but it is probably true that Breslow won’t reel in a player as talented as Trizzton. Speaking on the radio yesterday, Breslow reported that Casas is finally taking batting practice as he recovers from his early season rib injury. A rehab stint may be right around the corner. (Lauren Campbell, MassLive) Well, would you look at that! Triston Casas definitely won’t be the only addition ..read more

Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Detmers, paired with Carlos Estevez or Luis Rengifo, could make the Angels an ideal trade partner for the Red Sox at the deadline. Who is he and where does he come from? He’s Reid Detmers, a left-handed starting pitcher who was the tenth pick in the 2020 draft out of Louisville by the Los Angeles Angels. He made 70 starts for the team from 2021 to 2024 before being surprisingly sent to the minor leagues after a start on June 1. He has been pitching for the illustrious Salt Lake Bees of the PCL for the past two months. He will not be a free ..read more

Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images Let’s turn this around for Breslow TGIF. The road trip went about as badly as you could have dreaded. A sweep from the Dodgers - with one definitely winnable game - and two losses at the hands of the miserable Colorado Rockies. Almost as bad as losing to the Chicago White Sox. Now the Yankees are coming to town and this is a big one for the Red Sox. Boston is 4.5 games behind New York in the Division (6.5 behind Baltimore) and 1.0 game back of the Kansas City Royals for the third Wild Card spot. A sweep in either direction is huge for that team. Taking two ga ..read more

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Can a bat-first infielder help our troubled defense? Welcome to Smash or Pass, Trade Deadline edition! In this series, we’ll discuss players who might be available at the trade deadline, whether they’d be a good fit for the Red Sox, and what it would take to get them. Next up, a bat-first infielder. Who is he and where does he come from? He’s 27-year-old Luis Rengifo. He came up with the Mariners as an international free agent, though he’s spent his whole major league career with the Angels. He has one year of team control remaining after this season. Is he a ..read more

Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images Dalbec played right field and hit a ninth-inning three-run shot. The Red Sox allowed 20 runs against the Rockies to close out an abysmal road trip 1-5. The farm hasn’t been doing too much better. Worcester’s bats were absent in game one of a double header, but rebounded late in the second game thanks to Bobby Dalbec, who may or may not be experiencing his last week with the organization. Let’s get into it. Worcester (Game 1): L, 1-8 (BOX SCORE) Happy promotion to Wyatt Olds! Hopefully his next outing won’t end up with him allowing as many home runs as recorded ..read more

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The Sox hang onto their manager for at least three more seasons. Alex Cora had choices. That’s an important thing to keep in mind when thinking about his decision to sign a 3-year, $21.75 million contract extension with the Red Sox. He may or may not have been destined to manage the Dodgers, as was heavily speculated (though I think much of that speculation ignores how hard it would be for Dodgers fans to accept a man who played a key role on the 2017 Astros as the leader of their team) but he would have ended up somewhere. He had become someth ..read more

Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Alex is sticking around! Happy Thursday. At least that game/road trip is over. The Red Sox sit at 54-47, 1.0 game back in the Wild Card. Still just 4.5 back of the Yankees. And only 6.0 back of the Baltimore Orioles. Craig Breslow has decided to invest in this team! Craig Breslow picks his lane for Red Sox: ‘We’re going to look to improve the team.’ Says the Sox want to add pitching - starter or bullpen - and/or RH bat(s) to make a playoff push in 2024. https://t.co/VunqZUrr6e via @BostonGlobe — Alex Speier (@alexspeier) July 24, 2024 Al ..read more

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK He’s a versatile arm with one of the best changeups in the game. Welcome to Smash or Pass, Trade Deadline edition! In this series, we’ll discuss players who might be available at the trade deadline, whether they’d be a good fit for Red Sox, and what it would take to get them. Next up, a guy who can slot into either the rotation or the bullpen. Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Nick Martinez, currently of the Cincinnati Reds. As of now, he’s pitching out of the bullpen. Earlier this year, he pitched as a starter and has previous experience ..read more

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images This was...rough. If you thought you read the score wrong...you didn’t. This game needs no grand introduction, so let’s get this over with: Key Moments B1: Tovar Leaves the Yard Certainly an omen of bad things to come. B3: Stallings’ Smash If this game wasn’t over by now, this felt like the dagger no matter what the Sox could do. T4: Benches Clearing! This might have been the most interesting piece of the game itself for the Red Sox. Finishing off the 4th, Reese McGuire pops out to center field but immediately the benches clear. Cal Quantrill clearly got ..read more