NESN.com Mar 20, 2023
Is There Value In Potential 2023 Breakout For Red Sox’s Nick Pivetta?
There has been plenty of discussion this spring about the Red Sox starting rotation, especially as it pertains to veterans like Chris Sale and Corey Kluber. On top of that, everyone wants to know whether Brayan Bello — who dealt with an arm-injury scare to open camp — can take the vaunted “next step” in […] The post Is There Value In Potential 2023 Breakout For Red Sox’s Nick Pivetta? appeared first on NESN.com.
Over the Monster Mar 17, 2023
Red Sox Links: Is Triston Casas Your Leadoff Hitter?
Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/ Plus, updates on Chris Sale, James Paxton, Trevor Story, and more. Is Triston Casas going to leadoff for the 2023 Boston Red Sox? It’s not a crazy idea. Though he’d probably be the biggest leadoff hitter in baseball, he certainly has the right approach for it. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe) While the leadoff question is an interesting one, it’s ultimately less important than the question marks in the starting rotation. To the extent that one of those question marks is Nick Pivetta, here’s some good news: the Stuff+ metrics...
Over the Monster Mar 14, 2023
OTM Open Thread 3/14: It is Tuesday
Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Happy Pi Day! Happy Tuesday! It’s raining Houcks and Dalbecs in Boston today but it should be 80s and clear in Fort Myers. The Red Sox take on the Detroit Tigers today at 1:05 PM ET. You can hear Nick Pivetta and the Sox take on Michael Lorenzen and Detroit on WEEI radio. New rules interactions to remember: We saw a bizarre walk in Blue Jays-Red Sox todayAlek Manoah stepped off on a 3-ball count & got nailed with an automatic ball 4"I don't know all the rules so I stepped off," Manoah said, "thinking that was a...
Over the Monster Mar 10, 2023
Red Sox Links: Chis Sale Looks Good, Triston Casas Is Heating Things Up In The Kitchen
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/ Plus, updates on Adalberto Mondesi and Nick Pivetta Is this massive piece about Triston Casas’s home life, family, and cooking skills a mere fluff piece? Yes, it is. But it’s a glorious fluff piece. (Stan Grossfeld, Boston Globe) Chris Sale’s stuff — and his upbeat mood — are arguably the most important story of Spring Training for the Red Sox. Here, FanGraphs digs into his early performance and projections for the rotation as a whole. (Jay Jaffe, FanGraphs) Speaking of Chris Sale, for some reason he was asked about PED...
NESN.com Mar 9, 2023
Red Sox’s Nick Pivetta Making Key Adjustment To This Pitch
The results haven’t been there so far for Red Sox starting pitcher Nick Pivetta in spring training. But the veteran right-hander isn’t all too concerned about that, especially as he focuses on overhauling his curveball. The 30-year-old, who was Boston’s most reliable starting pitcher a season ago, is making some key adjustments to the off-speed […] The post Red Sox’s Nick Pivetta Making Key Adjustment To This Pitch appeared first on NESN.com.
Pinstripe Alley Mar 9, 2023
NYY vs. BOS: Clarke Schmidt vs. Nick Pivetta
Photo by New York Yankees/ The Yankees and Red Sox renew their acquaintance today in Tampa The Yankees have had a pretty successful spring training to this point, and today they get a chance to make it even better. Not only do they get a shot at beating Boston, which is always nice, but they’d be the first club to do so, as the BoSox are off to an 8-0 spring. Clarke Schmidt is on the hill this afternoon for the Yankees in his third appearance of the spring. In the previous two, he has allowed four runs in 3.2 innings, though opponents are only hitting .214 against...
Over the Monster Mar 9, 2023
OTM Open Thread 3/9: It is Thursday
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/ Throwback to Molina Happy Thursday! College (Northeastern), Spring Training lineups (MLB), Team Puerto Rico? It doesn’t matter. The Spring 2023 Red Sox defeat all challengers. Today the Sox face the New York Yankees at 1:05 PM ET. Nick Pivetta vs Clarke Schmidt for the pitching matchup. For @kikehndez, representing Puerto Rico in the WBC means everything. pic.twitter.com/mJNngEVBW8— Red Sox (@RedSox) March 8, 2023 Kiké Hernandez is healthy enough to participate in the WBC, which after 2022, is a huge positive. A...
Over the Monster Mar 6, 2023
Red Sox Links: The Red Sox Opening Day Rotation Is Coming Into Focus
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/ Plus, injury updates What’s the Opening Day Roster going to look like? Most of us didn’t expect that all three of Nick Pivetta, Kutter Crawford, and Tanner Houck would have spots, but in light of a few starting pitcher setbacks, that’s now looking likely. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe) Chris Sale is not yet one of the injured starters [knocks on wood, rubs rabbit foot, kidnaps leprechaun] and as a result, he’s having one of happiest Springs he’s had in a while. (Chad Jennings, The Athletic) More injury news! Wilyer...
NESN.com Mar 2, 2023
Red Sox’s Nick Pivetta Expects ‘Higher Ceiling’ For 2023 Season
Nick Pivetta was Mr. Reliability when it came to the starting rotation of the Boston Red Sox last season. The 30-year-old led the staff with 179 2/3 innings pitched and made 33 starts, which tied a Major League Baseball lead in 2022. This blue-collar effort stabilized Alex Cora’s rotation over a rocky 162-game road and […] The post Red Sox’s Nick Pivetta Expects ‘Higher Ceiling’ For 2023 Season appeared first on NESN.com.
