3+ day, 12+ hour ago (510+ words) When he was asked during the recent MLB General Managers Meetings in Las Vegas to prioritize his team's most pressing offseason priorities, Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow did not hesitate. "Starting pitching," he replied. "Particularly someone we feel can start alongside or slot in behind Garrett (Crochet) and start a playoff game for us," Breslow continued. A new trade proposal by a popular Boston sports media commentator directly addresses that need " and does not require the Red Sox to surrender any of their prized prospects, or any prospects at all, if Breslow was able to pull this one off. The reference to starting a playoff game was most likely prompted by the Red Sox's situation in the American League Wild Card Series this year against the New York Yankees, when the Red Sox were able to start…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago (283+ words) One of the Boston Red Sox" main goals this offseason is to figure out how to clear the logjam in the outfield. With four star outfielders looking for playing time, the most popular proposal is dealing All-Star Jarren Duran to strengthen other weaknesses. Fansided"s Chris Landers believes he"s crafted the best possible trade proposal the Sox could do that would get them help in areas they need. For him, the best destination to send Duran to would be the Kansas City Royals. MORE:MLB insider reveals possible blockbuster trade that could land Boston two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal The trade would look like this: Red Sox get: LHP Noah Cameron, C Blake Mitchell, RHP John Schreiber Royals get: OF Jarren Duran MORE:Dodgers predicted to break baseball once again by signing $120 million two-time World Series champ, three-time…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago (528+ words) Former Cubs starting pitcher Cole Hamels is among the newcomers on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. " Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp are among 12 newcomers on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, and Carlos Beltr'n heads 15 holdovers after falling 19 votes shy in 2025 balloting. Howie Kendrick, Daniel Murphy and Rick Porcello also are among the first-time eligibles, joined by Shin-Soo Choo, Edwin Encarnaci'n, Gio Gonz'lez, Alex Gordon, Nick Markakis and Hunter Pence. Beltr'n received 277 of 394 votes for 70.3% in the 2025 balloting, when Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected. A nine-time All-Star, Beltr'n hit .279 with 435 homers and 1,587 RBIs over 20 seasons with Kansas City (1999-2004), Houston (2004, "17), the New York Mets (2005-11), San Francisco (2011), St. Louis (2012-13), the New York Yankees (20014-16) and Texas (2016). He received 46.5% support in his first ballot appearance in 2023, then rose to 57.1% in his second. Beltr'n was…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (696+ words) With the Boston Red Sox losing third baseman Alex Bregman after just one season, when the three-time All-Star chose to opt out of his three-year, $120 million contract, a new trade rumor sees Boston making a dramatic deal for a replacement at third base that would come as a surprise, and perhaps a shock, to Red fans, were it to actually happen. The possibility of the rumored trade, which would see outfielder Jarren Duran as well as the organization's top pitching prospect Payton Tolle shipped out along with two other prospects, became at least slightly more realistic on Wednesday when the team on the other end announced that it may be sold soon. According to a statement issued Wednesday by San Diego Padres chair John Seidler, brother of late owner Peter Seidler who died almost exactly two years earlier at age…...