Micah Storms AKA Ballpark Buzz

The Minnesota Twins should have accepted the Red Sox offer at the deadline when Payton Tolle was in trade offers for Joe Ryan.

This offseason Boston is going to laugh if Minnesota wants Tolle.

Getting last night’s win against Alcantara was huge. Now, the Red Sox will face Cal Quantrill (5.09 ERA) and Janson Junk, a guy who struggles to miss bats (6.2 K/9).

The Boston bats should wake up over the next 2 days.

All the great Red Sox teams have been great at Fenway Park.

2004: 55-26
2007: 51-30
2013: 53-28
2018: 57-24

While I’m not comparing this year’s team to those 4 teams, the fact that the Red Sox are 37-21 at home is a sign that they are trending in the right direction.

The 9 walk-offs.

The Impact of the Judge Injury on the Red Sox The sport took a major blow on Saturday when the New York Yankees announced that Aaron Judge is on the IL with a flexor strain of his UCL ligament in his throwing arm.

The Aaron Judge injury should have an impact on the Red Sox: Buy at the deadline.

The AL is wide open. Go for it.

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After facing 2 of the NL’s top teams, the Red Sox still are in possession of the final Wild Card spot.

Outside the Box Thinking for the Rockies Colorado cannot act like all the other teams. Circumstances are different.

The Colorado Rockies have been on my brain a lot recently. How can they be this bad in year 7 of their rebuild?

It’s time for them to get creative with some outside the box thinking.

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Hopefully they found their rhythm

Since June 20th (25 games) Roman Anthony has the 6th best OBP (.434) in baseball.

I’m running out of praise for this kid. Incredible what he is doing, especially considering he is only 21 years-old.

That’s a really gutsy win by the Red Sox. For a while it felt like, “Here we go again” but this team grinded this win out. They needed to avoid a sweep and got the job done.

Bregman and Crochet are difference makers.

Nobody has fewer RBI than Connor Wong’s 1 RBI (Min 100 ABs).

There hasn’t been a player with an RBI total of less than 2 since 2016 (Min 100 ABs), when the Orioles Caleb Joseph did not drive in a run.

Wong is 0-30 with RISP. Never seen anything like this.

Carlos Narváez is currently +3,500 to win the AL Rookie of the Year award according to FanDuel (6th best odds).

Narváez ranks 2nd in fWAR (2.8) among AL rookies. I feel like the Boston backstop is not getting the respect he deserves based on the first half he put together.

Some takeaways from the Red Sox first half

Garrett Crochet
The youth movement
Carlos Narváez
A chance for a big run

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A great comeback win for the Red Sox. Wins like that make you start believing in this team.

In this important 10 game stretch before the break, the Red Sox have set themselves up perfectly. A season high 4 games above .500 and playing their best baseball of the season.

Big series starting tomorrow vs Tampa Bay.

Since June 1st, Brayan Bello has thrown the 4th most innings in baseball. That is who I always thought Bello could be. Bello is just another example that it takes time for guys to really find their identity. We as fans want instant results and when they aren’t there, we panic.

Patience.

One of the best outings of Brayan Bello’s career.

CG, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 ER, 10 K

Going into Washington and earning a sweep is exactly what this team needed to do. Now, they head home to play the worst team in the sport with an opportunity to really build some momentum.

An ideal start to this important 10-game stretch leading up to the All-Star break.

Must continue to take advantage of subpar competition.

There will be other important stretches for the Red Sox this season. But if the Red Sox do not capitalize on the next 10 games, they will certainly be selling at the deadline.

3 @ Washington
3 vs Colorado
4 vs Tampa Bay

7-3 is a must heading into the break, which would put the Red Sox 50-48.

A disappointing loss. The Red Sox did not play winning baseball in the final 3 innings but I really think Alex Cora botched this game.

That was a really good win by the Red Sox. I think if Cora could have drawn it up, it would have been that. Bello hands the ball off to Chapman and the rest of the pen is ready for tonight.

Today feels like an important day for the Boston Red Sox. An opportunity for 2 wins against a beatable Reds team with 6 straight games coming up against the Nationals and Rockies.

If there ever was a time for the Sox to get back in the mix, it’s right now.

A wild and wacky night at Fenway. That game had a bit of everything. Always good to see the bats wake up, especially in a Crochet start.

Predicting Ceddanne Rafaela’s Future Power With the offensive improvements that Ceddanne Rafaela has made this year, what could they mean for his future?

Predicting Ceddanne Rafaela’s future power.

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The only reason I can tolerate Walker Buehler pitching is that I know Garrett Crochet follows.

Put that in the category of potential games the Red Sox could have won. But they didn’t execute when they needed to. Just as quickly as the Red Sox won 4 straight series, they have just as quickly lost 3 straight.

In 8 career starts against the Yankees, Brayan Bello has a 2.54 ERA in 46 innings.

I’m excited to see if Bello can build off of his strong start vs Tampa Bay.

Are the Red Sox Turning the Corner? Another series win has things beginning to feel different.

Have the Red Sox turned the corner? Winners of 3 of their last 4 series suggests maybe they have.

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Rafael Devers in the month of May:

20 G: .419 / .517 / .757 / 7 HR / 28 RBI
252 wRC+

Just give him the player of the month award now.