The Official 2025 Boston Red Sox Thread

[HuskyHawk]

What a day to start this thread. I've very excited for this season and beyond. Crochet looks like a stud, Buehler is solid, Giolito is back, Bello should take a step forward and Houck has already become a top of the rotation guy. Pen is pretty deep.

The Sox are flush with position players, they have too many if anything. With Bregman now the question is where he plays. Blocking Grissom or Campbell at second? Or does Devers shift to Dan Hurley? I think it's a good problem to have. The short deal is ideal because I expect Mayer to be the 3B eventually. My guess right now? Mayer and Campbell in AAA. Grissom added a lot of muscle and could win the 2B job. Anthony may make the opening day roster. Masa looks great and is expected to finally be able to play LF with his repaired shoulder. I don't think they know yet how to best use these players. I expect that if Masa plays well they could move him at the break, shift Devers to Dan Hurley, Bregman to 3B and Grissom/Campbell to 2B. I am sure that is the eventual future plan. Injuries could change things too. As for now, this team is so deep.

 

[Dove]

40M/year for Bregman. Wow.

 

[HuskyHawk]

40M/year for Bregman. Wow.

It’s really $30m when you factor in deferrals. But they needed a short contract. Can‘t block the young guys for long

 

[EnochRoot]

What a day to start this thread. I've very excited for this season and beyond. Crochet looks like a stud, Buehler is solid, Giolito is back, Bello should take a step forward and Houck has already become a top of the rotation guy. Pen is pretty deep.

The Sox are flush with position players, they have too many if anything. With Bregman now the question is where he plays. Blocking Grissom or Campbell at second? Or does Devers shift to Dan Hurley? I think it's a good problem to have. The short deal is ideal because I expect Mayer to be the 3B eventually. My guess right now? Mayer and Campbell in AAA. Grissom added a lot of muscle and could win the 2B job. Anthony may make the opening day roster. Masa looks great and is expected to finally be able to play LF with his repaired shoulder. I don't think they know yet how to best use these players. I expect that if Masa plays well they could move him at the break, shift Devers to Dan Hurley, Bregman to 3B and Grissom/Campbell to 2B. I am sure that is the eventual future plan. Injuries could change things too. As for now, this team is so deep.

Grissom goes to the OF or a late inning PR once Campbell is up. They're likely banking that Devers takes advantage to 'volunteer' to move to Dan Hurley for Bregman. Cuz he will lose that argument with Cora.

The burgeoning young talent on this team is pretty crazy.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Grissom goes to the OF or a late inning PR once Campbell is up. They're likely banking that Devers takes advantage to 'volunteer' to move to Dan Hurley for Bregman. Cuz he will lose that argument with Cora.

The burgeoning young talent on this team is pretty crazy.

Grissom is a pure 2B. Campbell is an OF who can move around. I don’t think Grissom moves to OF.

 

[The Viking]

40M/year for Bregman. Wow.

The cost of not having to buy his age 34, 35, and 36 years. I personally think its a great move and don't know why other GM's don't structure deals like this for guys around 30 years old.

 

[HuskyHawk]

The cost of not having to buy his age 34, 35, and 36 years. I personally think its a great move and don't know why other GM's don't structure deals like this for guys around 30 years old.

Honestly, if the team really needed a long term 3B/2B I'd say just give him 5-6 years at lower AAV. The problem the Sox have is that they have two guys ready to play 2B either right now or very soon. Their highest paid player is a 3B. They have an expensive Dan Hurley they can't trade. They have a hot prospect SS who is about a year away and who will probably wind up at 3B because they have a good/expensive SS now and more young hot prospect SS coming in about 2-3 years.

This team is set up to potentially be very good for a long time unless every one of these prospects fails.

 

[Waquoit]

The cost of not having to buy his age 34, 35, and 36 years. I personally think it’s a great move and don't know why other GM's don't structure deals like this for guys around 30 years old.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they try, but why would a 30yo accept such a deal?

 

[HuskyHawk]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they try, but why would a 30yo accept such a deal?

He has an opt out. If there’s a strong 3B market next year or the year after and he had a good year, he can get a longer deal. Betting on himself really.

 

[Husky25]

Well those vibes lasted all of 72 hours. Devers, as of this afternoon, will not be happy if he's moved off 3B.

This is not a matter of Gold Glove A-Rod moving to 3rd, even though he was probably the better SS. Jeter has 5 GGs as well.

Bregman is by far the better defensive player than the (arguably) worst statistical 3rd baseman in Major League Baseball.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Well those vibes lasted all of 72 hours. Devers, as of this afternoon, will not be happy if he's moved off 3B.

This is not a matter of Gold Glove A-Rod moving to 3rd, even though he was probably the better SS. Jeter has 5 GGs as well.

Bregman is by far the better defensive player than the (arguably) worst statistical 3rd baseman in Major League Baseball.

Yeah. Not thrilled with the attitude. Seems he's overweight too. He's probably not the worst 3B in the league, he had the most errors among guys who qualified but there were only 5 of them according to Merloni.

 

[Waquoit]

Sox gotta Sox