Completely satisfied All-Star Recreation Day! Sadly, there gained’t be a number of Sox motion tonight, as neither Alex Bregman and Garrett Crochet are anticipated to play. Bregman, in truth, continues to be kind of in rehab mode, and won’t but be able to play daily when the season resumes this weekend. (Peter Abraham, Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
That is Garrett Crochet’s second All-Star Recreation in as a few years. However whereas his profession felt unsettled final 12 months at the moment, this 12 months he’s rather more comfy — although he’s nonetheless getting used to being acknowledged round city a lot. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
Jim Rice made the All-Star group eight instances in his profession, so he most likely acquired fairly comfy with that setting. He additionally appears to be getting fairly comfy with the brand new stage he’s getting into as a crotchety outdated “again in my day” outdated ballplayer. In a prolonged piece that in contrast Rice and Fred Lynn’s magical Gold Mud Twins rookie 12 months to the Massive Three’s debut this 12 months, Rice mentioned “[t]he Massive 3 will not be something like us. Don’t examine them with us. You take a look at opposing groups that we performed, (they) had been a lot better than what you see now. The pitching was a lot better than what you see now. You had a 4-man rotation. You don’t have an 8-man, 9-man rotation. You don’t have that. You had a stacked bullpen once we performed. You don’t have that. So you possibly can’t examine us with them.” (Chris Mason, MassLive)
Did the Red Sox draft their subsequent class of particular rookies yesterday? It’s inconceivable to inform at this level, however one evaluator tabbed them as one of many Day 1 winners. (Jim Bowden, The Athletic)
However for all the speak in regards to the future that comes with the draft, let’s not lose sight on the right here and now, as a result of the 2025 Pink Sox are at the moment higher than ever. (Rob Bradford, WEEI)
They usually might get even higher on the deadline, particularly in the event that they land somebody like Joe Ryan. Right here’s how he’s coping with the rumors:
