Over the Monster Jan 8, 2022
Daily Red Sox Links: Garrett Whitlock, Lockout, WooSox
Photo by Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Remember when the purported purpose of the lockout from the owners side was to create more urgency to negotiate? Well, they haven’t really negotiated yet. Fortunately, that is expected to change relatively soon, though that does not mean the lockout is going to come to an end in the next week or two. (Evan Drellich; The Athletic) For the 2021 Boston Red Sox, a team full of surprises, no player was as pleasantly surprising as Garrett Whitlock. The young pitcher shared some advice he got from Chris Sale early in the year...
Over the Monster Jan 6, 2022
Potential offseason target: Danny Duffy
Photo by Jamie Squire/ Adding Duffy would fit with what we’ve seen from the Red Sox’s rotation building strategy this winter. As the roster currently stands, the Boston Red Sox don’t necessarily need to add any more starting pitchers to their MLB roster for 2022. With Nathan Eovaldi, Chris Sale and Nick Pivetta locked in and tons of depth with new guys (Michael Wacha, Rich Hill, James Paxton eventually) and younger pitchers (Tanner Houck, Connor Seabold, maybe Garrett Whitlock), if the Red Sox do absolutely nothing else before the 2022 season starts once the...
Over the Monster Jan 5, 2022
Daily Red Sox Links: David Ortiz, Jim Corsi, Chris Sale
Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Filling out a Hall of Fame ballot has become a somewhat precarious task in recent years, but David Ortiz seems to be convincing doubters and believers alike. (Chad Jennings; The Athletic) On Tuesday, Jim Corsi passed away. Corsi pitched in parts of 10 MLB seasons, including from 1997 to 1999 for the Red Sox. In Boston, the right-hander had a 3.35 ERA in 147 2⁄3 innings. (Michael Silverman; Boston Globe) Nobody really knows how 2022 will unfold for the Red Sox, but Chris Cotillo took a stab at projecting the ups and downs...
