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Baseball’s talent pool is deep when the Red Sox are ready to make a splash

Fernando Tatis Jr., Jo Adell may be on Chaim Bloom's radar when the Red Sox are ready to take their next big rebuilding steps.

Red Sox getting back in business with Wednesday’s non-tender deadline

The pandemic has added a new layer to decision-making on players such as Matt Barnes and Kevin Plawecki as the team begins to build its 2021 roster.

Red Sox, Eduardo Rodriguez avoid arbitration with one-year, $8.3 million deal for 2021

The Red Sox lefthander missed all of 2020 with myocarditis after contracting COVID-19.

MLB Draft League launching wooden-bat league for top draft prospects

The league believes it will attract the nation's top players who are eligible for the draft.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes
Jason Varitek is all-in in his new role with Red Sox
The longtime Boston catcher has a new full-time role under Alex Cora, and is looking to become a manager down the line.

Red Sox claim righthander Joel Payamps off waivers from Arizona
The Red Sox on Wednesday claimed 26-year-old righthander Joel Payamps on waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. He appeared in two major league games last season.

What happened to Andrew Benintendi? And can he rebound from it?

The downturn in his performance, as measured by analytics, has been alarming since he burst on the scene.

The Red Sox have some serious innings to fill with additional starting pitchers

They'll probably have to go out and get two or three starters, but the good news is that the market is flooded this year.

Red Sox pitching prospect Jeremy Wu-Yelland eager for next steps after layoff

The hard-throwing lefty finally got to see live batters in the recent instructional league, and now his task is to mix his pitches more.

Pablo Torre, Harvard grad, on hosting the ‘best-kept secret at ESPN’

ESPN Daily, a weekday podcast, has drawn 25 million downloads from October 2019 to October 2020. It's unquestionably a success.

How the bottleneck of minority managerial candidates is opening

Just 6 of 30 big league managerial jobs (20 percent) are occupied by people of color, while non-whites represent roughly 40 percent of the player pool.

Red Sox name Jason Varitek to coaching staff for 2021 season

The team announced several coaching appointments, including the former catcher as their game planning coordinator.

Baseball Hall of Fame voting is approaching a critical intersection, and other thoughts

Next year could be the last year of eligibility for Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, and the first for David Ortiz, a fascinating overlap.

Red Sox have some roster decisions to make Friday

Some players must be added to the 40-man roster in order to keep them from being taken by other teams in the Rule 5 draft.

With myocarditis behind him, Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez confidently looks ahead

The Red Sox may be wary about his workload, but Rodriguez said, "I feel great," and he is not lowering expectations for 2021.

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Baseball’s talent pool is deep when the Red Sox are ready to make a splash

Fernando Tatis Jr., Jo Adell may be on Chaim Bloom's radar when the Red Sox are ready to take their next big rebuilding steps.