If they non-tendered him he would have been signed right away by a team happy to pay $4.1 million for a No. 2 or 3 starter in 2027. Why would the Sox give that away for nothing?
02.03.2026 17:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@peteabeglobe.bsky.social
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If they non-tendered him he would have been signed right away by a team happy to pay $4.1 million for a No. 2 or 3 starter in 2027. Why would the Sox give that away for nothing?
02.03.2026 17:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Tanner Houck, who had elbow surgery in August, popping the mitt a bit today. Itβs unlikely he pitches this season but heβs trying.
02.03.2026 16:38 β π 17 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0As it turns out I didn't have anything to do with putting that there 14 years ago. Feel free to contact the park if you're that upset.
02.03.2026 15:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Instead of a number there will be statue of him adjusting the bone chips in his elbow after throwing the ball over George Scott's head.
02.03.2026 14:47 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0He also.
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Plus Tim has a Red Sox Notebook led by Wilyer Abreu excited to play for Venezuela and his idol, Miguel Cabrera:
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Masataka Yoshida with a moonshot for Japan in an exhibition game against his former team:
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Another fresh story from Fort Myers: Tim Healy on assistant director of pitching Quinn Cleary, whose local ties run deep:
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Show me where you criticized the Sale trade. You canβt. Nobody did at the time. But now everybody knew. Itβs BS. And Schwarber just didnβt work with Martinez signed. Nobodyβs fault. It just didnβt fit. Two DHs canβt work.
02.03.2026 12:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Walks, errors. The usual stuff. Both teams.
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On Baseball from Fort Myers: Jarren Duran returns to the WBC this week a different player than he was three years ago.
But his motivation is the same:
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Padres signed Alex Verdugo to a minor league contract per the San Diego Union-Tribuneβs Kevin Acee. He had been out of baseball since last July 5 when the Braves released him.
The big return in the historically awful Mookie Betts trade has only 4.1 bWAR the last four seasons.
No, too many walks and errors.
01.03.2026 21:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Since I wrote this 38 minutes ago we're now only through six innings and people are steadily streaming for the exits.
01.03.2026 20:29 β π 25 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0From an aesthetic standpoint, Red Sox games in spring training have been a wreck. Middle of the 5th and we're closing in on two hours.
01.03.2026 19:49 β π 17 π 0 π¬ 3 π 1Arias will start tomorrow at SS in Dunedin. "We'll probably see him a lot this week. It'll be good for me to see him play and him to be around big leaguers and playing against big leaguers," Cora said.
01.03.2026 15:33 β π 16 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I haven't seen him play in person yet beyond practices. So not for me to say.
01.03.2026 15:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0No. As was posted, they have extra playing time with so many guys going to the WBC. Beyond that, he played 116 games last season, so scouts have had plenty of looks at him. And who would they be trading their top position player prospect for in March?
01.03.2026 14:55 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Interesting tidbit from Alex Cora's pre-game: Well-regarded 20-year-old SS prospect Franklin Arias will get some playing time in the MLB games during the WBC.
01.03.2026 14:41 β π 24 π 0 π¬ 2 π 1Itβs a dysfunctional roster at the moment. No doubt.
01.03.2026 13:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Letβs go. Wake up.
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Sox today: Abreu RF, Story SS, Contreras DH, Durbin 2B, Mayer 3B, NarvΓ‘ez C, Campbell CF, Kiner-Falefa 1B, Castro LF, and Suarez LHP.
Orioles 1:05 NESN.
Red Sox Notebook: For Garrett Whitlock, joining Team USA has meaning well beyond baseball:
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Max Ferguson's grand slam has the Sox up 13-8 in the 8th inning. It's all coming together.
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Garrett Whitlock said Team USA manager Mark DeRosa texted the players a few days ago and told them to pack for 18 days.
"That kind of fired the guys up," Whitlock said.
Sonny Gray: βIβm historically not good in spring training. I donβt like throwing as many balls as I did β¦ It felt like the first game of spring training. Physically I felt fine.β
28.02.2026 19:57 β π 19 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0There's only so many minor leaguers here who are ready to pitch in games. They don't start ST the same time the MLB team does.
28.02.2026 19:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Desperate straits for the Twins who trail 6-4 and are in danger of falling behind 3-0 in the Chairman's Cup race.
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