Jonathan Papelbon, 2024 Red Sox Enforcer and Tea Spiller

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Our self-appointed white knight defends one Alex, excoriates another, and models his odd trophy case In this weirdo offseason where nothing is really happening (and if it is, it’s often happening on another team), I’ve felt pretty up-and-down. You know, periods of malaise and frustration followed by …

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Newest Red Sox pitching prospect Nicholas Judice throws fastball that has reached triple digits, whiff-inducing slider

The Red Sox added to their 2023 draft class earlier this month by trading outfielder Alex Verdugo to the Yankees. In exchange for Verdugo, who is eligible for free agency next winter, Boston received three right-handers from New York who are all at different points in their respective careers. While Greg Weissert — with two …

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Newest Red Sox pitching prospect Richard Fitts was named 2023 Eastern League Pitcher of the Year

Richard Fitts, one of the newest members of the Red Sox organization, is coming off a very impressive 2023 season. One of three pitchers acquired from the Yankees in Tuesday night’s Alex Verdugo trade, Fitts earned Pitcher of the Year honors in the Eastern League after putting up solid numbers for New York’s Double-A affiliate …

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Red Sox add catcher with local connections from Yankees system in minor-league phase of Rule 5 Draft

The Red Sox added catcher/first baseman Mickey Gasper from the Yankees in the minor-league phase of Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft. He has been assigned to Triple-A Worcester. Gasper, 28, spent the last five seasons in the Yankees organization after originally being selected by New York in the 27th round of the 2018 amateur draft out …

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Tim Wakefield Was the Best of Us

RIP. | Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images This is heartbreaking. Tim Wakefield, who died today, was probably the most universally loved Red Sox player this century — a century that the team has, until recently, dominated. The fans loved him, his teammates loved him and ownership loved him, to the point that toward the end …

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