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We skipped doing one of these last year, but they are fun and give a little shine to a number of our writers here. It is a nice pick-me-up in the dead of winter and as one dreary year turns over to another. For this year’s version we will switch up the format a bit, […]
The Red Sox made it through Fenway Fest before the Alex Bregman news broke. After months of negotiations and all the work that went into acquiring him last year, the saga is over. Only a few people will ever know how whether the Red Sox were genuinely serious or if this was a pursuit designed […]
Welcome back to the 2025-26 edition of Smash or Pass, in which we examine potential free agent and trade targets to determine whether the Red Sox should pursue them and what it would take to land them. Next up, a (mostly) second baseman who may or may not be on the trading block. Who is he […]
Iván Nova always wanted to be a Yankee. Growing up in the Dominican Republic outside of San Cristóbal, his father, Manuel, passed on a passion for the Bronx Bombers. As the younger Nova developed into an intriguing pitching prospect, a Red Sox scout came calling, offering the right-hander a contract. He turned the Yankees’ rivals down […]
I don’t want to say I told you so — because I definitely wasn’t alone in my worries about this whole situation, although I did take considerable heat for it on Twitter — but let’s just say that what unfolded this weekend with Alex Bregman is exactly what I figured would happen immediately following the […]
Ah, Joe Jimenez. The Braves have gone on a bit of a bullpen construction-slash-reconstruction spree so far this offseason, re-adding Raisel Iglesias and Tyler Kinley while committing big bucks to Robert Suarez. They also brought in Joel Payamps late last season and re-signed him for something notably above league minimum, and Ian Hamilton is hanging […]
And how was your weekend? Yeesh. I’m still a bit shocked that Alex Bregman ain’t coming back to the Red Sox. I guess I just had too much confidence that something would’ve been figured out. Luckily, the gang here at OTM will be here to take you through the fallout of the third baseman signing […]
Good morning. You already know the big news of the weekend and we’ll deal with Alex Bregman with the Cubs on the front page and in Cub Tracks. But there are ripple effects from Bregman signing with the Cubs that land on other teams.
Former LSU great Alex Bregman is now a very, very rich man. The former Tiger is trading in his Red Sox for Cubbie Blue as Bregman signed a five-year $175 million deal with the Chicago Cubs Saturday night. A three-time All-Star, Bregman opted out of a $40 million player option with Boston to hit free […]
The Chicago Cubs signed former Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman to a bad contract tonight: five years, $175 million with no opt-outs. The Great Bregman Saga, which has consumed two consecutive offseasons for the Red Sox, is now over. The final line reads: 114 G, 18 HR, .273/.360./462, 3.5 bWAR, $40 million, 1 postseason […]
Hello one and all, and happy Saturday. To those who will be in attendance: happy Fenway Fest to you and yours! I won’t be able to make it this year, sadly, as I missed the boat on ticket inventory. I gambled that the event wouldn’t sell out, and I lost. If it’s your first time, […]
The Royals have been actively seeking to trade their starting pitching depth for a bat that can help their lineup, but have so far been unable to land a starting-caliber impact player. The Red Sox have been interested in Cole Ragans, but the Royals have been unwilling to trade away such a high-upside arm. Instead, […]
It seems that Dave Dombrowski and the Phillies may have another big move up their sleeves after all, as Matt Gelb of the Athletic reported yesterday that the team will have a meeting with free agent infielder Bo Bichette. In short, the report mentions that Bichette has become more of a possibility, but for a […]
Last night, the Colorado Rockies signed RHP Michael Lorenzen to a one-year, $8 million deal, and while that transaction may appear totally irrelevant to the Red Sox on the surface, it does leave Boston as the only team in baseball that hasn’t spent a cent on a major league free agent so far this winter. […]
Morning, all! Kennedi Landry did an Ask Me Anything on Reddit and fielded questions about who will be playing second base in 2026, which minor leaguers might be joining the big club, and overall roster projections. Jonathan Mayo has baseball execs’ picks for the prospects with the best tools. Texas has two minor leaguers right […]
The Red Sox are set to host another edition of Fenway Fest this weekend, which looks to be heavily focused on players, autograph sessions, and stories of the 1986 team. It doesn’t appear there will be any sessions with ownership or the front office, which is unfortunate because those have provided some of the most […]
Even as the Milwaukee Brewers have downplayed potentially trading ace Freddy Peralta, there’s reportedly growing interest among several contenders across the league. According to recent reporting from Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic, the Dodgers and Braves have joined a group of teams — including the Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox — interested […]
It’s the most exciting time of the offseason: free-agency arbitration agreement time! Tomorrow is the deadline for clubs and players eligible for arbitration to agree to new contract terms or duke it out in front of an arbitration panel. The Sox have five eligible players: Triston Casas, Kutter Crawford, Tanner Houck, Romy Gonzalez, and Johan […]
For the second time in a week , the Chicago Cubs are being connected to 27-year-old free agent infielder Bo Bichette, this time by Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon at The Athletic . “The Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs are among the teams talking to both [Bo Bichette and Alex Bregman], according to people briefed on the conversations. The Blue Jays have been in touch with both, too, but now appear more focused on Tucker. The Cubs’ interest in Bichette, first reported by Jon Heyman, st...
Good morning! Dustin Pedroia is not going to be elected to the Hall of Fame this year. But he’d get in if Kevin Youkilis was the sole voter. Youk made an appearance on MLB Network this week and talked about his old teammate and some other interesting things, like how World Series winning teams divide […]
Over the holidays, my father told me he was going to send me a Tim Wakefield bobblehead that he found in a junk pile at his house. I didn’t have high hopes for this, given that description of its provenance, but it arrived last week, and it’s beautiful. Truly awesome. Opening it, I felt moved—by […]
The Red Sox have signed free-agent left-hander TJ Sikkema to a minor league contract, the club announced on Tuesday. The deal includes an invitation to major league spring training. Sikkema, 27, has never pitched in the majors. The Iowa native was originally selected by the Yankees with the 38th overall pick in the 2019 draft … Continue reading "Red Sox sign former Yankees first-round pick TJ Sikkema to minor league contract"
While perusing some Baseball-Reference leaderboards this morning (as one does), I noticed a funny dichotomy in the Cubs’ per-game attendance figures from 2025. In the span of about five weeks early in the season, the Cubs played one game in front of 53,933 fans at Dodger Stadium and another game in front of just 7,482 fans at loanDepot Park, where the Marlins play. The former was one of only three Cubs games played in front of 50K+ fans this season (all against the Dodgers in LA). The lat...
This is not a new topic (this, or even last, offseason), but Nico Hoerner is sufficiently important to the organization that it’s hard not to at least mention it when there’s a fresh trade rumor mention out there (this is now the third one in the last couple weeks ). But I’ll reiterate that the Cubs actually trading Nico Hoerner is extraordinarily unlikely. The latest comes from Jim Bowden, who said on MLBN Radio that he’s heard the New York Yankees could be in on Hoerner: “I’m being told...
After the Cubs whiffed on Dylan Cease and Tatsuya Imai, the Cubs’ path for a “big” offseason has narrowed dramatically. And based on the latest Alex Bregman rumor, that gate is about to shut a little further. Check out what Buster Olney and Jesse Rogers had to say about the biggest free agent still connected to the Chicago Cubs this offseason. Alex Bregman Rumors Starting with Olney, who has the key update : The Boston Red Sox want Bregman and have signaled a willingness ...