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It’s pitching preview time, ladies and gentlemen. Over the next several days, I’ll be writing 10,000 words or so about everyone you might see pitching for the Red Sox to start the season. I’ve put the team’s starting options into tiers because that’s how my brain works. Don’t think of them as rankings, but rather […]
From Over the Monster | 16 days ago | 2 reads
The AL East looks like the best division in baseball headed into 2026, and that’s thanks in no small part to the arms race that took place over the winter between the division’s five clubs. The Blue Jays spent big money after winning the AL pennant, the Red Sox made major moves in free agency […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 17 days ago | 3 reads
Good evening! Hope it’s been a good day for you so far. Here’s a random clip:
From Talking Chop | 17 days ago | 3 reads
Good morning! Yesterday was media day in Fort Myers. That’s always been one of the more low-key fun days of spring training, a chance for players to show some personality and for fans to see new faces in the home whites for the first time. But as the first photos from media day started circulating, […]
From Over the Monster | 17 days ago | 3 reads
Heading in to 2025, we were generally very down on Ryan Clifford. The top-line results and power production were decent, sure, but striking out nearly 30% of the time with a very passive approach is not a good sign for long-term major league production. It seemed like Clifford’s hit tool would ultimately limit his ability […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 17 days ago | 2 reads
It’s pitching preview time, ladies and gentlemen. Over the next several days, I’ll be writing 10,000 words or so about everyone you might see pitching for the Red Sox to start the season. We’ll start with the starters, because if we didn’t start with the starters, they wouldn’t be starters, and that doesn’t make any […]
From Over the Monster | 17 days ago | 4 reads
It’s pitching preview time, ladies and gentlemen. Over the next several days, I’ll be writing 10,000 words or so about everyone you might see pitching for the Red Sox to start the season. We’ll start with the starters, because if we didn’t start with the starters, they wouldn’t be starters, and that doesn’t make any […]
From Over the Monster | 17 days ago | 3 reads
Good evening, folks. I hope today was a good one for you. Here’s a random clip:
From Talking Chop | 18 days ago | 3 reads
With Alex Bregman’s departure over the offseason, Marcelo Mayer almost immediately assumed the position of Boston’s third baseman of the future and the present. But after trading for Caleb Durbin — who played 131 games at third base for the Brewers last year — last week, the Red Sox have become a bit jammed in […]
From Over the Monster | 18 days ago | 2 reads
Masataka Yoshida is unquestionably a productive major league hitter, having posted a career OPS+ of 109. But with $36.5 million still owed to him over the next two years and no place on the Red Sox except as a low-power DH/pinch-hitter, he arguably hurts the roster more than he helps it. The Red Sox cannot […]
From Over the Monster | 18 days ago | 3 reads
Manager Alex Cora announced yesterday that Red Sox utility man Romy Gonzalez is currently shut down from all baseball activities except for playing catch. This announcement came after earlier reports that he initially injured his shoulder in the final series of the 2025 regular season and has been dealing with pain and discomfort all offseason. […]
From Over the Monster | 18 days ago | 2 reads
*We’ve made it through the men’s hockey prelims over in Italy and today marks the start of the single-elimination tournament that leads to the gold medal. It’s very exciting! It’s been so long since we’ve been able to watch NHL players do this! Here’s everything you need to know as things get underway. [ Sportsnet ] *Regrettably the Content Producers in the hockey cinematic universe seem to enjoy writing about Team Canada and Team USA and very little else, so here’s a look at Team USA’s l...
From Broad Street Hockey | 19 days ago | 5 reads
Good evening! Whether you had the day off or not, I hope it was a good one for you. Here’s a random clip:
From Talking Chop | 19 days ago | 5 reads
Robert Duvall, who played Max Mercy in the best baseball ever made, “The Natural,” has died at the age of 95, it was announced today. The Natural came out when I was 13 years old — an awkward age for me, and for most everyone, I think. Anyone who says they were happy, well-adjusted and […]
From Lone Star Ball | 19 days ago | 3 reads
We knew Tommy Edman was behind in spring training after undergoing right ankle surgery in November, and on Monday morning at Camelback Ranch, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts ruled out the utility man for opening day. Edman will begin the regular season on the injured list, per the many beat reporters on site in Arizona. From […]
From True Blue LA | 19 days ago | 3 reads
During this past week’s run of press comments from members of the Red Sox organization at Fenway South (including Sam Kennedy, I’m sure you know what I’m talking about), catcher Carlos Narváez got some glowing reviews. Manager Alex Cora noted that Narv/Narvi/The Narv did a great job exceeding expectations in 2025, per Gabrielle Starr the […]
From Over the Monster | 19 days ago | 4 reads
While Brandon Sproat is my pick to be the next Brewers “pitching lab” success story, I started writing that article before the Brewers traded for left-hander Kyle Harrison (4.09 ERA in 2025). Harrison — the main piece acquired in the trade that sent Caleb Durbin to Boston— might have an even more intriguing profile. He’s […]
From Brew Crew Ball | 19 days ago | 4 reads
As players report to Spring Training the Red Sox brass are showing their faces as well. And for some reason they are deciding to speak publicly. While availability to the press is definitely a better than the Where In the World Is John Henry? (Do it Rockapella!) game that has been played the last few […]
From Over the Monster | 19 days ago | 4 reads
Hello and happy holiday Monday, folks. Very nice of the federal government to give Sam Kennedy and Larry Lucchino (RIP) their own dedicated holiday today. Good news for ya: we officially get to see the Red Sox play some baseball this week! Boston’s first game of the spring, their annual tuneup against Northeastern University, will […]
From Over the Monster | 19 days ago | 3 reads
Yesterday, I looked a few things that were off interest to me where the PECOTA projections were concerned. For the most part, I would agree with what was said in this article that talked about the release of PECOTA and how it is pretty accurate these days. The only downside, of course, is that PECOTA […]
From The Good Phight | 20 days ago | 6 reads
Who is he and where did he come from? The Red Sox, at last, have a young versatile infielder who gets on base at at least a replacement level … and they acquired Caleb Durbin! Kidding, kidding. But, another newcomer in the deal that sent David Hamilton, Shane Drohan and Kyle Harrison to Milwaukee is […]
From Over the Monster | 20 days ago | 5 reads
My grandfather is the one that got me into football. His favorite player was Romário, and he told me once that Romário played in Spain for this club called Barcelona. I was probably six years old. I didn’t think much of it at the time. Fast forward two years to June 2001 in a small […]
From Barca Blaugranes | 21 days ago | 6 reads
One of the most fun things about spring training is the annual emergence of one young player who makes the whole camp his own. Two years ago it was Ceddanne Rafaela. Last year it was Marcelo Mayer. This year could it be Kristian Campbell, someone who has already won a player of the month award […]
From Over the Monster | 22 days ago | 4 reads
To David Hamilton, formerly of the Sox,Watching you play often made my insides balk.Your errors were many, your hits were quite few.I’ll admit I wasn’t the biggest fan of you. But since you’ve been traded, I’m distinctly less jaded.Happy for you, that you’ve found a new place,Thrilled for us, with new hope for second base. […]
From Over the Monster | 22 days ago | 6 reads
The last meaningful baseball game Roman Anthony played was back on September 2nd against Cleveland where he suffered a strained oblique that ended his season. The following week, ever untrusting of this ownership, we here at Over The Monster asked if Alex Bregman and Roman Anthony had already played their last game together. Well, today […]
From Over the Monster | 22 days ago | 5 reads