xander bogaerts
Don't let these fantasy baseball frauds cloud your judgement
We may only be three weeks into the MLB regular season, but this is a crucial time for fantasy baseball owners. Injuries have already been piling up, but impatience continues...
Red Sox keep finding new ways to lose
PHOENIX — Carson Kelly watched teammate Eduardo Escobar get thrown out at home plate on Nick Ahmed's hit in the bottom of the ninth inning. Kelly was on deck, and...
Red Sox nearing a contract extension with Xander Bogaerts
Xander Bogaerts and the Red Sox are close to a contract extension, according to WEEI Radio in Boston. It is a seven-year, $132 million deal that would begin this season...
Next year's top MLB free agents in a class that's getting worse
While some of the biggest free agents in this offseason remain available -- Bryce Harper, Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel, to name three -- other high-profile players who were expected...
Clayton Kershaw explains the Red Sox torture test
BOSTON — A renowned TV talk show host — a Boston native to boot — released a documentary a few years ago titled “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop.” Surely Conan wouldn’t...
Yankees would have liked this version of Nathan Eovaldi
HOUSTON — Nathan Eovaldi always possessed the power, the physique, the look of an ace. He even pitched for the same high school as Nolan Ryan, for crying out loud....
Breaking down the Yankees-Red Sox matchups
If the Yankees are going to make another run at the Red Sox to get to the top of the AL East, this upcoming four-game series at Fenway Park could...
Buck Showalter is quickly running out of patience
Buck Showalter is in a hurry, and he’s not in the mood to wait for anyone. The former Manager of the Year currently is guiding an Orioles squad tied for...
Why the Yankees and Red Sox are ready to rule baseball again
In the normal course of human events, it has been easy these past few years to forget that while we look at the Yankees and October as interchangeable, as one...
Yankees vs. Red Sox: Breaking down how the rivals match up
The Yankees and Red Sox will meet for another critical series this weekend in The Bronx, with Boston streaking and having won eight straight games to wrest control of the...
Didi Gregorius keeps getting better — and just stays buried
Didi Gregorius has improved yet again. He is a better offensive player than ever and steadier on defense. His acquisition stands as one of the best of Brian Cashman’s tenure...
The fascinating debates that are restoring Yankees-Red Sox glory
The Rivalry will never match the intensity of 2003-04, simply because we cannot erase Boston’s three recent titles. Other rivals shared proximity and the same division. But Red Sox-Yankees had...
Is this the strange final blow in latest Red Sox-Orioles war?
The potential last straw in the Rex Sox-Orioles revenge game might have been an accident, just like the way it started. Orioles starter Kevin Gausman was ejected immediately after hitting...
Red Sox reduced to moaning about not having David Ortiz
BOSTON -- The Yankees got their first look this week at the Red Sox without David Ortiz, and after giving up just one run in two games, they had to...
Yankees can follow Red Sox's blueprint if they have the patience
This Young Yankees playoff chase was fun while it lasted, but this is only the beginning of the learning process. That critical four-game sweep of the Baby Bombers by the...
Early returns of stunning Greinke domino that rippled through NL West
On the morning of Friday, Dec. 4, the Diamondbacks were not in on free agent Zack Greinke. By nightfall, they had the parameters in place for the largest per-annum contract...
Mets' stomach for spending didn't get test we deserve
The Mets are the team that cried wolf. They insisted, in recent offseasons, they would spend huge if the right players were available, when we knew they wouldn’t because of big-picture...
Big trade? Minor signings? The many paths to Mets contention
If there were a baseball overlord — work with me here — who told Mets upper management before the World Series they would not win, but in exchange they could...
Is Red Sox's sudden rise for real? 3 questions before the stamp
When the Red Sox won the World Series in 2013 — their third title in 11 years — I believed they were set up for a dynasty. They seemed to...
Red Sox misery makes 2013 title feel lucky
Championships are forever. There are no asterisks. If the Warriors finish off the Cavaliers, their title will not say, “Yeah, they won, but all four of their playoff opponents were...