What if Ryne Sandberg wasn’t traded to the Cubs in 1982? Could the Phillies have won another championship other than their one in 1980? Last week in this column, I focused on careers that “could have ...
Wagner had a 1.98 earned run average and struck out 22 of the 56 batters he faced in his 15 games for the Red sox in 2009.
Earlier this week, former Boston Red Sox reliever Billy Wagner was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's ...
The Athletic's Jayson Stark took a deep dive into the Hall of Fame chances for a couple modern day closers with Billy Wagner receiving enshrinement this year.
The trade the Boston Red Sox made last winter will go down in the latter category. In December of 2023, the Red Sox traded now-eight-time All-Star starting pitcher Chris Sale to the Atlanta Braves ...
The Boston Red Sox have put together a somewhat good offseason to take them from mediocrity to borderline contenders for the playoffs. MLB insider Jeff Passan believes this too, but he also ...
The Boston Red Sox have been a mediocre team for a while now, only making the playoffs once in the past four years. However, according to analysts on MLB Network’s Hot Stove, the Red Sox may be ...
ESPN's Kiley McDaniel is bullish on Boston Red Sox prospect Marcelo Mayer, to say the least. "Mayer is a strong defender who grades as an average defensive shortstop even without flashy range ...
The Blue Jays, on paper, always were a threat. The Rays always were in the mix, as well as the Yankees, while the Red Sox continued to take steps backward. In 2024, however, there was a shift.
The Boston Red Sox pulled off step one: trading for Garrett Crochet. But the move won't feel complete until they finalize step two: extending the lefty ace past his arbitration years. As things ...
Did Billy Wagner's election just kick open the door for Kenley Jansen and Craig Kimbrel (and possibly Aroldis Chapman, too)?