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Red Sox News & Links: Craig Breslow needs to beef up the front office
A lot has been made of the supposedly minuscule circle of advisors Craig Breslow reportedly maintains in the Red Sox front office. Prior to the season-saving 15-game win streak, when it looked all but certain that Breslow would soon be fired, media reports painted a picture of a near-reclusive CBO, one who trusted few…
The Moments that Made the 2026 Red Sox: Mickey Gasper’s Unforgettable August
Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, highlighting some of the biggest, strangest, and most memorable moments of a memorable season. Today, we look at one of the most improbable, incredible months in baseball history. On the final day of August, the hottest hitter in all of Major League…
A’s First 2 Off-Season Additions Bode Well
It’s not Tarik Skubal and Adrian Morejon, but when you make two huge moves and both meet the approval of even Trainman, you’ve done something right. You would have to be quite the fanatical follower, or at least a fan of the Red Sox or Brewers, to even have been familiar with two names that […]
Take Your Pick: 2027 Red Sox Shortstop
We’ve played “Take Your Pick” with the Red Sox before, so let’s do it again. OverTheMonster.com’s Matt Gross took an extensive look this week at the multitude of internal and external rumors about who could be starting shortstop for the Red Sox when baseball ramps up in 2027. I believe there are four names Red […]
Red Sox unlikely to bring back Sonny Gray after strong season
After posting a 2.72 ERA in 2026, free-agent pitcher Sonny Gray is unlikely to re-sign with the Boston Red Sox this offseason.
Red Sox News & Links: Will the Sox trade Franklin Arias this offseason?
As Matt laid out yesterday, there sure are a lot of rumors involving the Red Sox and shortstops, despite the fact that Franklin Arias is a shortstop with nothing left to prove in AAA. So what does that say about how the Sox view Arias? Maybe it doesn’t say anything than that they’re doing their […]
The July 2026 Red Sox were never out of the game… even when fans were
Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, highlighting some of the biggest, strangest, and most memorable moments of a memorable season. Today, we look at an unlikely comeback in the middle of the streak. A few days ago, before the Ravens-Bills matchup, ESPN ran a parody ad on folks […]
Why are the Red Sox connected to so many shortstops in trade rumors?
Boston might already have everything its looking for right at home.
The oddsmakers like the Red Sox. Why don’t we?
Note: this column assumes there will be a 2027 MLB season. Please disregard in advance should it not come to pass. Thank you. I was more than a little surprised at how negative the Over the Monster staff was in our recent assessment of 2026. “No, it was not a success. Of course it wasn’t,” […]
Yankees news: Shelley Duncan defects for job with Red Sox
Red Sox hire away Yanks’ Triple-A skipper; Kilby, Veach make AFL Fall Stars roster; making the HoF case for Sweet Lou.
Yankees’ Triple-A manager Shelley Duncan joining Red Sox’s big league staff
Shelley Duncan, who managed the Yankees Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre affiliate the past four seasons, is reportedly headed to their rivals.
Dodgers owner Mark Walter’s potential $3 billion F1 sale takes surprising Red Sox twist
Boston Red Sox owner FSG is among the parties interested in buying Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter's Cadillac F1 team.
Red Sox News & Links: Sox trade Eduardo Rivera to Cardinals, DFA Zack Kelly
The Red Sox roster is now down to 40 players, but it took some work getting there. The first player to be designated for assignment was reliever Zack Kelly. That was something of a surprising choice. Kelly has been far from outstanding as he’s bounced between AAA and the Red Sox over the last few […]
The Moments that Made the 2026 Red Sox: Brayan Bello fell back in love with the game
Something had to give with Brayan Bello in the early days of summer. After a handful of bad starts throughout the first few months of the year were interspersed with a few strong bulk appearances out of the bullpen, the right-handed pitcher absolutely imploded during a rubber game on Thursday, June 4, at Fenway Park.…
Red Sox trio of Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, Caleb Durbin take home Gold Gloves
We knew this was coming, didn’t we? The defensive brilliance of Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, and Caleb Durbin was so evident all season long that last night’s announcement of the 2026 Gold Glove winners was a mere formality as far as the Red Sox were concerned. As expected, all three took home with award, the […]
2026 MLB Gold Glove winners: Pete Crow-Armstrong wins second honor, Red Sox and D-backs lead with three each
The best defenders in baseball were honored Sunday night as Major League Baseball handed out its Gold Gloves
The Moments that Made the 2026 Red Sox: Roman Anthony’s stunning, game-tying, table-setting slide into home
Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, highlighting some of the biggest, strangest, and most memorable moments of a memorable season. Roman Anthony and Trevor Story each landed on the IL in May and each returned to the Red Sox on the same day: August 30. They were activated […]
The Moments that Made the 2026 Red Sox: The Jedixson Paez Game
Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, highlighting some of the biggest, strangest, and most memorable moments of a memorable season. Today, we look at a game that came to symbolize the team’s limp September. We were still coming down from the high. 32-5 was a bit in the […]
Red Sox kick start offseason with two minor trades, dealing away Nate Eaton, Tsung-Che Cheng
The culling has begun. As Matt Gross pointed out yesterday, a weird quirk of the Red Sox 40-man roster is forcing Craig Breslow’s hand as the offseason gets underway: he has to cut four players loose before free agency even begins. With a couple of minor trades yesterday, he’s at two down with two to […]
Tigers acquire infielder Tsung-Che Cheng from the Red Sox, per report
Cheng adds some roster depth at shortstop, though his offensive profile is pretty light.
Red Sox trade Nate Eaton; who's next on the chopping block?
Boston must make some tough decisions before Monday.
The Red Sox have five days to remove four players from their roster
A rapid roster crunch is Boston’s first order of business this offseason.
Three Red Sox who deserved postseason MVP honors
The Red Sox have a postseason history unlike any other franchise in the 21st century. That went on full display in last week’s commentary on building their new-school World Series lineup. Boston put moments in the history books in the highest of highs and lowest of lows in October throughout the last quarter-century.…
2026 Red Sox Roster in Review: Can Erik Miller fix his control issues?
Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, diving into the highs and lows of the roster. Today, we look at a midseason addition to the bullpen. 2026 In a Nutshell Miller was acquired at the trade deadline in exchange for Marcelo Mayer. With that return, the expectations for Miller […]
Building the all-21st Century Red Sox World Series lineup
The World Series is here between a pair of clubs in search of the respective franchises’ first championships in the Tampa Bays Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers. While the Red Sox work through the winter to build a team capable of a deeper playoff run in 2027 (provided there’s a season), Boston still holds the […]
Where were you when the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series 22 years ago today?
Hello and happy Tuesday everybody. Hope you’re doing well. Happy 22nd anniversary of Game 4 of the 2004 World Series: the night where the curse was officially reversed! Who needs to talk about the Brewers being on the brink of a title when we already did that 22 years ago and when we can take […]
The Curtis Mead trade altered the Red Sox trade deadline — so did his injury
Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, highlighting some of the biggest, strangest, and most memorable moments of a memorable season. Today, we look at one of the most deflating trade deadline acquisitions of all-time. The July version of the Red Sox were magic. Even in a harsh media […]
Red Sox News & Links: Sox “widely expected” to try to trade Jarren Duran
Yet another piece of corroborating evidence for the “everything is about us all the time even when it’s not” theory! The biggest play in last night’s World Series game was so Massachusetts coded that it could’ve been settled via a fist fight over a space-saver in Southie rather than in the batters box, as Lexington’s…