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Daniel Fox is the Red Sox writer for Rotoballer. He is currently a freshman at Ithaca college and a Sport Management major.
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Rafael Devers Could Keep Getting Even Better
On the surface, it appears that Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers is having a pretty good season. He’s slashing an impressive .278/.351/.592 and is in the top 10 in the majors in both home runs (13) and RBI (39). He’s even doubled his walk rate from 5.2% to a career-high 9.9%. The batted... Read More
Christian Arroyo Records Three More Hits
Boston Red Sox infielder Christian Arroyo collected three more hits in Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays, raising his average to an outstanding .357. A career .219 hitter entering the season, it's fair to wonder how much of Arroyo's early season success is due to actual improvement and how much is due to luck. Although... Read More
Eduardo Rodriguez Pitches Well Again
Boston Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez had his best start of the season on Tuesday, allowing just two runs in six-plus innings and earning the win against the Toronto Blue Jays. There were many encouraging signs with Rodriguez's start, chief among them a fastball that touched 95 mph for the first time this season. Rodriguez... Read More
Xander Bogaerts Hits First Home Run Of The Season
Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts finally hit his first home run of the season on Tuesday, smacking a three-run shot off Blue Jays ace Hyun-Jin Ryu as part of the Red Sox's 4-2 win. Despite Bogaerts' lack of power so far this season, he has still been an elite hitter. He's hitting .469 with... Read More
Garrett Whitlock Continues Scoreless Streak
Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Garrett Whitlock threw 2 2/3 more scoreless innings on Monday, extending his scoreless streak to nine innings on the season. Going back to spring training, Whitlock has now thrown 18 innings in a Red Sox uniform and has allowed just one run, a remarkable feat for someone who was selected... Read More
Christian Vazquez Tallies Three Hits
Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez broke out of an 0-for-15 slump in a big way, going 3-for-5 in the Red Sox's 11-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday. Vazquez's season has been the tale of two weeks. He hit a scorching .458 with two home runs over his first seven games and... Read More
Kike Hernandez Collects Four Hits
Boston Red Sox utilityman Kike Hernandez had a breakout game on Saturday, collecting four hits in the Red Sox's 7-4 win over the Chicago White Sox. Hernandez has been hitting the ball hard all season with very little to show for it. He is in the 74th percentile in barrel percentage and 86th percentile in... Read More
Adam Ottavino Strikes Out The Side
Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Adam Ottavino was absolutely dominant on Saturday, striking out the side on just 12 pitches in the Red Sox's 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Ottavino had been shaky in his first few outings with the club, allowing four runs in his first 3 2/3 innings while walking three.... Read More
Garrett Richards Has Another Up-And-Down Start
If you look at just the surface-level stats, it appears that Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Richards has turned the corner in the last two starts. He has allowed just two earned runs over his last 10 innings, good for a sparkling 1.80 ERA. However, he has allowed five walks and seven hits over... Read More
Nathan Eovaldi Has Another Strong Outing
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had another solid outing on Wednesday, allowing just two runs over five innings in the Red Sox's 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. Eovaldi now has a 2.08 ERA over his first three starts to go along with a sparkling 14:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Eovaldi has had stretches like... Read More
Eduardo Rodriguez Has Another Solid Outing
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez navigated through seven baserunners to allow just one run in five innings in the Red Sox's 7-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Like his first start of the season, Rodriguez wasn't at his absolute sharpest, but he finished strong, retiring the last six batters he faced.... Read More
Christian Arroyo Providing Surprising Value
After being on the roster bubble all spring, Boston Red Sox infielder Christian Arroyo has given the team a surprising level of offensive production. Two more big hits on Tuesday raised Arroyo's average to .292, far exceeding his career .219 average entering the season. There are some red flags with Arroyo's performance, such as the... Read More
Bobby Dalbec Starting To Heat Up
Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec is showing signs of breaking out of a season-opening slump. Dalbec has collected three extra-base hits in the last two games after having none in his first six games, raising his slugging percentage from .095 to .286 over that span. Even more encouraging has been his visible change... Read More
Hunter Renfroe Hits First Home Run Of The Season
Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe hit his first home run of the season in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. Renfroe, who missed the last three games with general soreness, had struggled mightily before the homer, starting the season in a 3-for-20 rut with no extra-base hits. He got the start against the... Read More
Hirokazu Sawamura Continues To Pitch Well
Boston Red Sox reliever Hirokazu Sawamura had another scoreless outing on Tuesday, pitching a 1-2-3 seventh inning in the Red Sox's 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. This was Sawamura's fifth straight scoreless appearance to open the season, and he has been a major part of one of the best bullpens in baseball. His 1:1... Read More
Martin Perez Has Another Solid Start
Starting pitcher Martin Perez gave the Boston Red Sox another competitive outing, allowing just two runs over five innings in the Red Sox's 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. This came on the heels of his five-inning, three-run performance in a win against the Rays last Tuesday. The underlying statistics, however, tell a... Read More
Hunter Renfroe Returns To The Lineup
Boston Red Sox outfielder Hunter Renfroe returns to the Red Sox's lineup on Monday, batting sixth and playing center field against J.A. Happ and the Minnesota Twins. Renfroe missed the entire Orioles series with "general soreness," but he returns just in time to face a left-handed starter. Renfroe has a career .900 OPS against southpaws.... Read More
Alex Verdugo Hits First Home Run Of The Season
Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo hit his first home run of the season on Sunday and reached base three times as part of the Red Sox's 14-run outburst against the Orioles. Verdugo got the Red Sox on the board with a three-run home run to left-center in the fourth, a great sign for a... Read More
Rafael Devers Hits Two More Home Runs On Sunday
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers continued to absolutely demolish the ball on Sunday, hitting two more home runs and driving in five in the Red Sox's 14-9 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Devers finished the Orioles series with six hits, four home runs and nine RBI, a dramatic turnaround from his hitless series... Read More
Kike Hernandez Hits His First Red Sox Home Run
New Boston Red Sox acquisition Kike Hernandez hit his first home run with the club on Thursday, helping the Red Sox to a 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Hernandez had struggled in his first week with the Red Sox, posting just a .448 OPS over his first six games with the team. Hernandez was... Read More
Rafael Devers Hits First Home Run Of The Season
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went 2-for-3 with a home run in Thursday's win over the Orioles as he begins to show signs of breaking out of an early season slump. After going hitless in the opening series against the Orioles, Devers has now reached base six times in the last three games.... Read More
Eduardo Rodriguez Has Strong Season Debut
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez looked sharp in his season debut on Thursday, striking out seven and walking none over five innings of three-run ball. This was Rodriguez's first start since the 2019 season, as he missed the entire 2020 season with complications stemming from a COVID-19 case. Rodriguez missed his first start... Read More
Garrett Whitlock Dominates The Orioles Again
Boston Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock continued to impress in his rookie season, throwing two perfect innings in the Red Sox's 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. Whitlock has now struck out eight and walked none over 5 1/3 scoreless innings, overwhelming hitters with his power sinker/changeup combination. With all of the talented... Read More
Xander Bogaerts Out Of The Lineup Thursday
After playing six straight days, Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts will get the day off Thursday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles. The scheduled off day makes sense, as the Red Sox are about to play 16 games in 16 days, but it comes at an unfortunate time for the red-hot Bogaerts, who has eight... Read More
Nathan Eovaldi Continues To Pitch Well
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi had another strong outing on Wednesday, allowing just one run over seven strong innings in the Red Sox's 11-1 win over the Rays. Eovaldi has now allowed just two runs over 12 1/3 frames, striking out 11 and walking just four. Eovaldi has always had the stuff to... Read More
Bobby Dalbec Returns To The Lineup
Boston Red Sox first baseman Bobby Dalbec is back in the lineup on Tuesday after two straight days off, getting the start against Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough. Dalbec looked overmatched in the weekend series against the Orioles, going 0-for-10 with five strikeouts. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said he didn't like the... Read More
Tanner Houck Optioned To Triple-A
With the return of ace Eduardo Rodriguez, the Boston Red Sox optioned starting pitcher Tanner Houck to their alternative site in Worcester on Wednesday. Houck started in place of Rodriguez in the Red Sox's second game of the season and pitched well, allowing just two runs in five inning while striking out eight. With Rodriguez... Read More
Darwinzon Hernandez Struggling With Control
The Boston Red Sox bullpen has been fantastic so far this season, but one pitcher who has struggled has been Darwinzon Hernandez. Hernandez walked two more batters in Tuesday's outing after walking in two runs on Monday. Command issues are nothing new for Hernandez; Over his first two MLB seasons, Hernandez walked nearly eight batters... Read More
Matt Barnes Continues To Dominate
Boston Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes has carried the momentum from his dominant spring into the regular season, starting his season with three scoreless innings in which he has allowed just one base runner. Tuesday's outing in the Red Sox's 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays was particularly impressive, as he threw two perfect... Read More
Christian Vazquez Gets Two More Hits
Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez continues to hit the ball well, going 2-for-4 in Monday's 11-2 win over the Rays. Vazquez now has five hits in his first three games, although only one of them has gone for extra bases. Vazquez came into this season expected to be one of the best offensive catchers... Read More
