<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/red-sox-news-aroldis-chapman-admission-playing-yankees-again');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’s Aroldis Chapman makes brutal admission about playing for Yankees again');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Red-Sox-pitcher-Aroldis-Chapman.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox’s Aroldis Chapman makes brutal admission about playing for Yankees again</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-28T12:18:28-07:00">October 28th, 12:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-28T12:18:47-07:00">October 28th, 12:18pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-aroldis-chapman-hall-of-fame-30th-save">Boston Red Sox reliever Aroldis Chapman just finished an outstanding season</a> in Boston. In a recent media interview, Chapman <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQPFq0Hkjqc/?igsh=aGZuNXJwaGV4bDcy" rel="noopener">talked about his season</a> but also made a stunning announcement. Chapman refuted the idea passionately that he would ever play again for the New York Yankees.</p><p>“No way, not even dead,” Chapman said on the Swing Completo podcast, and reported by ESPN. “If I were told that I was being traded to New York, I’d pack my things and go home. I’ll retire right on the spot if that happens. I’m not crazy. Never again.”</p><p>Chapman didn’t go into great detail about why he wouldn’t play for the Yankees again. He did say though that he didn’t feel appreciated there.</p><p>“I dealt with a lot of disrespect [with the Yankees],” Chapman said. “I put up with a lot of things. I knew that they just wanted to find a way to get rid of me, but they didn’t know how. And I just dealt with it quietly, kept playing, and doing what I always do.”</p><p>The well-traveled reliever, who put in some great performances against the Yankees this season, said he had no problem with Yankees players or coaches.</p><p>“I got along well with all the players,” Chapman said. “Never had a problem with anybody, even the manager. We’re friends and we talk and everything. The bosses are the ones who make those decisions.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-cora-congratulates-aaron-boone-yankees-wild-card-series-win">Red Sox lost to the Yankees this season</a> in an American League Wild Card series.</p><h2><b>Aroldis Chapman played well this year for the Red Sox</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Red-Sox-closer-Aroldis-Chapman.jpg"><figcaption>© Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Chapman put together another outstanding season in 2025. The Red Sox reliever posted 32 saves and also collected five victories. The 2025 campaign was his first in Boston. He joined the club after playing the 2024 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-aroldis-chapman-contract-extension-2027-option">Red Sox are holding on to Chapman</a>. Boston’s reliever signed a new contract, keeping him with the team through the 2026 season. There is a vesting option for the 2027 season.</p><p>Chapman is an eight-time All-Star. He has 367 career saves. He has spent close to 20 years in Major League Baseball. Chapman played for the Yankees from 2016-2022.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’s Aroldis Chapman makes brutal admission about playing for Yankees again

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-trade-offer-lands-bryce-harper-in-blockbuster-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox trade offer lands Bryce Harper in blockbuster deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bryce-Harper-would-be-the-answer-to-the-Red-Sox-needs-at-first-base.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox trade offer lands Bryce Harper in blockbuster deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T15:01:08-07:00">October 25th, 3:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T15:02:18-07:00">October 25th, 3:02pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Red Sox made it back to the American League playoffs in 2025 after a four-year absence. While the team made significant progress during the most recent season, manager Alex Cora’s team has multiple holes.</p><p>One of the biggest is at first base. As the season got underway, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-insider-hints-at-jarren-duran-trade-but-hes-confused-why">the Red Sox</a> were hoping that Triston Casas would stand in and deliver 35-40 home runs and play a decent defensive first base. That hope turned out to be a huge folly. Casas could not stay healthy as he tore his Achilles in May and was lost for the season. However, even before his injury, he was having a difficult start to the season. He struggled at the plate, his power was nearly non-existent, his fielding was inconsistent and he was a liability on the bases.</p><p>He was replaced by players like Romy Gonzalez, Abraham Toro and Nathan Lowe, and none of them were able to get the job done effectively — although they were all more productive than Casas. If chief baseball officer Craig Breslow wants the Red Sox to improve, he has to go after a legitimate first baseman. Perhaps Bryce Harper will be within his sights.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-writer-addresses-possible-kyle-schwarber-pete-alonso-pursuits">The Red Sox</a> have to make a move at this position in the offseason. Casas has missed too much time over the past two season to be considered anything more than a question mark, and that may be giving him the benefit of the doubt. Toro was let go before the end of the season and Lowe had been released before the Red Sox picked him up. Gonzalez is a fine utility player who can fill in at a number of positions, but first base is not his best position.</p><h2><b>Harper offers clutch hitting, toughness and leadership</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Alex-Cora-would-have-a-stronger-team-with-Bryce-Harper-playing-first-base.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Harper has been a key player for the Phillies since they acquired him in 2019. He is now a 14-year veteran who has played 7 years with both the Washington Nationals and Phillies.</p><p>He was a phenom when he came into the National League as a 19-year-old with the Nationals, and he made the All-Star team in his first two seasons. However, he came into his own in the 2015 season when he slashed .330./460/.649 with a career-best 42 home runs and 99 runs batted in. His performance allowed him to win the MVP Award for the first time in his career.</p><p>He would win it again in 2021 with the Phillies. He had superb production at Citizens Bank Ballpark by slashing .309/.429/.614 with 42 doubles, 35 home runs and 84 RBI.</p><p>Harper has made the National League All-Star team eight times, with his last selection coming in 2024. He slashed .285/.373/.525 with 30 home runs and 87 RBI that season, and that’s just what the Red Sox would want to see from Harper if they are able to acquire him.</p><h2><b>Phillies have Harper under contract, but have multiple free agents</b></h2><p>The Philadelphia first baseman is slated to <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/player/_/id/8658/bryce-harper">earn $27.5 million</a> in 2026 (per Spotrac) and he has five more years left on his contract after next season. While he is a major asset for the Phillies, they have quite a bit of offseason work to do since designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, catcher J.T. Realmuto and star left-handed pitcher Ranger Suarez are all headed for free agency.</p><p>President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski has to figure out who he is going to try to make significant offers to after the World Series concludes.</p><p>It would be difficult to see the Phillies failing to deliver major offers to any of those key players, and that may mean that another high-priced player like Harper will be traded.</p><h2><b>Red Sox must make Phillies a significant trade offer</b></h2><p>While Casas has been injury prone for the Red Sox, there is little doubt that he has a home run swing when he is healthy. Casas hit 24 home runs and drove in 65 runs in the 2023 season, and Dombrowski would have to believe he is capable of building off that total.</p><p>Nobody is suggesting that Casas would be enough to entice the Phillies to trade Harper.</p><p>In addition to Casas, relief pitchers Garrett Whitlock and Greg Weissert would be major additions to the Phillies. Whitlock and Weissert were arguably the No. 2 and 3 assets in the Red Sox bullpen behind Aroldis Chapman.</p><p>Whitlock had a 2.25 earned run average while pitching 72.0 innings and building a 7-3 record. The relief pitcher struck out 91 batters while walking 24, giving him a 3.79-1 strikeout to base on balls ratio</p><p>Weissert had a 2.82 ERA and a 6-6 record. He was especially effective in the second half of the season.</p><p>Since the Phillies likely have to pare salary from their roster, this offer could help the Red Sox land Harper in a blockbuster deal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox trade offer lands Bryce Harper in blockbuster deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-writer-addresses-possible-kyle-schwarber-pete-alonso-pursuits');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox rumors: Writer addresses possible Kyle Schwarber, Pete Alonso pursuits');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Phillies-star-Kyle-Schwarber-could-be-a-Red-Sox-target.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox rumors: Writer addresses possible Kyle Schwarber, Pete Alonso pursuits</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T15:46:00-07:00">October 24th, 3:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T15:47:14-07:00">October 24th, 3:47pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The consensus is that Boston Red Sox fans will blow a fuse <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/the-perfect-170m-contract-mets-must-offer-alex-bregman-to-steal-him-from-red-sox">if the team is unable to re-sign Alex Bregman</a> in free agency and bids farewell to two All-Star third basemen within less than a year. However, there is one way management can appease its legions of loyal yet anxious supporters in the event that Bregman lands elsewhere: add a big bat. If ownership wants to make a splash, two sluggers <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2025/10/red-sox-roster-big-trade-jarren-duran-free-agent-signing-kyle-schwarber-could-alter-outfielddh-mix.html" rel="noopener">jump out as logical targets</a>.</p><p>Kyle Schwarber and Pete Alonso each mean a great deal to their respective franchises and fan bases, but under the right circumstances, the Red Sox could potentially scoop one of them off the open market this winter. MassLive.com reporter Chris Cotillo can see a scenario in which Boston moves on from designated hitter Masataka Yoshida and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/the-perfect-130m-contract-red-sox-must-offer-kyle-schwarber-to-steal-him-from-phillies">fills the void</a> with either Schwarber or Alonso.</p><p>Pursuing those veterans would be mighty costly, to be clear, but it could bring the team closer to another World Series championship.</p><p>“{Manager Alex Cora} has been clear about his admiration for Schwarber, who the Red Sox love, and if a quick reunion with the Phillies doesn’t come together, expect Boston to show some real interest there,” Cotillo writes. “Doing so might force the club to spend something close to $50 million — yes, you read that right — on its DH spot between a Schwarber average annual value around $30 million and Yoshida’s sunk cost at $18 million.</p><p>“That, however, is what big-market, win-now teams do. Alonso fits the club as a DH much better than he does as a first baseman, where his defense is more than suspect.”</p><h2><b>Should Red Sox go all in on Schwarber or Alonso?</b></h2><p>Kyle Schwarber is expected to finish second in MVP voting after recording an National League-best 56 home runs and MLB-best 132 RBIs this season. Besides what the Philadelphia Phillies star has accomplished at the plate, there is also built-in rapport with the Sox. He helped Boston advance to the playoffs after joining the team ahead of the 2021 trade deadline, slashing .291/.435/.522/.957 in 41 regular season games.</p><p>The 32-year-old left-handed hitter remains a homer-heavy, low-batting-average guy who will enjoy glorious highs and rough lows over the course of a campaign. There are risks, but Schwarber can add a power boost that the squad was lacking after sending Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in June.</p><p>Pete Alonso can also provide that service. The New York Mets’ all-time home run leader is fairly consistent from a slugging perspective and rarely misses time due to injury. Furthermore, he is coming off a stellar campaign in which he hit .272 with 38 dingers, 126 RBIs and 41 doubles. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-rumors-what-pete-alonso-is-seeking-amid-looming-mlb-free-agency-decision">The Polar Bear may want more years</a> than Boston brass is willing to commit to him in a potential contract, however.</p><p>There is another key factor that could complicate a possible union with either Schwarber or Alonso. Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-insider-hints-at-jarren-duran-trade-but-hes-confused-why">ongoing trade rumors</a>, the Red Sox could decide to retain homegrown talent Jarren Duran and move him into the DH slot for the foreseeable future. Such a development would make it less practical to sign one of the aforementioned defensively-limited free agents.</p><p>Fans should brace themselves for both big additions and subtractions this offseason. Change seems inevitable.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox rumors: Writer addresses possible Kyle Schwarber, Pete Alonso pursuits

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/the-trade-proposal-red-sox-must-offer-brewers-for-freddy-peralta');   ga('set', 'title', 'The trade proposal Red Sox must offer Brewers for Freddy Peralta');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Freddy-Peralta-could-give-the-Red-Sox-a-devastating-1-2-punch-in-the-pitching-rotation.jpg"><figcaption>Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>The trade proposal Red Sox must offer Brewers for Freddy Peralta</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T14:55:31-07:00">October 24th, 2:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T14:55:31-07:00">October 24th, 2:55pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox were able to return to the postseason in 2025 for the first time in four years. However, while the team made improvements over previous seasons, the Red Sox still have a long way to go before they are legitimate championship contenders again.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-insider-hints-at-jarren-duran-trade-but-hes-confused-why">The Red Sox</a> made a bold move before the 2025 season when they acquired starting pitcher Garrett Crochet from the Chicago White Sox. Crochet had flashed his talent while pitching for a team that had a worse regular-season record than the 1962 expansion New York Mets and the Red Sox had high hopes for him.</p><p>Crochet turned out to be even better than the Red Sox expected and he was a legitimate ace on the pitching staff. He vaulted himself into Cy Young contender status, and he is likely to be in a close race with Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers for the award. As good as Crochet is, one brilliant starting pitcher is not enough for an elite team.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-soxs-perfect-trade-offer-for-phillies-nick-castellanos">The Red Sox</a> need to get better in that area. They need to make a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers to acquire Freddy Peralta, the ace of that team’s staff.</p><p>Peralta is about to enter the final year of his contract with the Brewers before becoming a high-priced free agent. The Brewers may be in a position where they need to trade Peralta in order to get some value for him because it is unlikely that this small-to-medium market team will be able to generate an offer that would allow him to remain with the Brewers on a long-term basis.</p><h2><b>Peralta is coming off a sensational year</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Alex-Cora-and-Garrett-Crochet-could-use-another-great-arm-on-the-Red-Sox.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The 29-year-old Peralta has been a two-time All-Star with the Brewers, and that includes his selection this year. He had a remarkable season for the Brewers that saw him finish with a 17-6 record, a 2.70 earned run average and 204 strikeouts in 176.2 innings. He had better than a 3-1 strikeout to walk ratio, and Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy knew he would get a solid effort from Peralta every time he took the mound.</p><p>No team likes the idea of trading its best pitcher, but the Brewers would benefit by trading Peralta to a contending team that is willing to part with key players rather than just lose him through free agency. Peralta signed a five-year, $15.5 million contract and the 2026 season will see him earn $8 million in the final year of the deal.</p><p>The Red Sox could entice a deal that may be palatable for the Brewers. Milwaukee was able to win the National League Central Division and earn the best record in the NL even though the Brewers are a team that does not have superstars.</p><p>One player the Red Sox can send to the Brewers is first baseman Triston Casas. The Red Sox had hopes that Casas would blast 35-40 home runs per season. However, he has been hit with injuries in each of the last two years.</p><p>He had a rib injury in the 2024 season that limited him to 63 games and 243 plate appearances. Casas had 13 home runs and 32 runs batted in his limited season.</p><p>The first baseman tore his Achilles in May and missed the rest of the 2025 season after playing in just 29 games. His numbers were poor as  he slashed .182/.277/.303 with 3 homers and 11 RBI prior to the injury.</p><p>With two seasons like that, it doesn’t seem likely that he would be acceptable to the Brewers. However, he was healthy in 2023 when he <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/casastr01.shtml">blasted 24 home runs</a> and drove in 65 runs in 132 games. Casas is also known for having and excellent eye at the plate.</p><h2><b>Red Sox could also send a pitcher or two to the Brewers</b></h2><p>In addition to Casas, adding relief pitchers to the deal would make it more attractive.</p><p>The Red Sox could also send relief pitchers Greg Weissert and Zack Kelly to the Brewers. Both were productive relievers for the Red Sox last year and they could mitigate the loss of Peralta.</p><p>Weissert had a 6-6 record while appearing in 72 games and pitching 67.0 innings. He had a 2.82 ERA and was able to finish 11 games last season. Kelly was not as consistent as Weissert, but he showed improvement in the second half of the season. He had a 4.58 ERA with 35 strikeouts in 35.1 innings and proved to be a workable reliever for Cora.</p><p>Casas, Weissert and Kelly are not equal to Peralta in terms of value. Both teams know that. However, Casas has potential to be a key long ball contributor and Peralta will be out of the team’s control after one more year, so it’s a deal the Brewers can consider.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The trade proposal Red Sox must offer Brewers for Freddy Peralta

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He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-cora-congratulates-aaron-boone-yankees-wild-card-series-win">Boston Red Sox lost in the AL Wild Card to the New York Yankees</a>, there will no doubt be speculation on what the team should do next to prepare for next season. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-rumors-red-sox-mackenzie-gore-trade-suitor-padres-reunion">rumors around the Red Sox will continue</a> throughout the offseason, one player who could be traded is Jarren Duran.</p><p>In the latest column by MLB insider Jim Bowden, he hints at a trade involving Duran. He would express that he does not get the reasoning behind it unless the team sees a different outfield in its future. Bowden continued by saying that with his name appearing in trade rumors, it looks like Boston <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6738377/2025/10/23/mlb-offseason-trade-targets-tarik-skubal-jarren-duran/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mlbtw&amp;source=mlbtw" rel="noopener">“will move on from him this winter.”</a></p><p>“I’m not sure I understand why the Red Sox keep listening to offers for Duran, outside of the fact they envision their future outfield as Wilyer Abreu in right field, Ceddanne Rafaela in center field, and Roman Anthony in left,” Bowden wrote. “Why not keep Duran for DH? Or, better yet, why not let all four outfielders rotate between the outfield and DH?”</p><p>“Regardless, Duran’s name keeps coming up in trade rumors, and it now sounds like the Red Sox will move on from him this winter,” Bowden continued.</p><h2><b>The teams that would “love” to have Red Sox star Jarren Duran</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jarren-Duran.jpg"><figcaption>Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images.</figcaption></figure><p>With the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-rumors-red-sox-tigers-tarik-skubal-garrett-crochet">Red Sox in rumors to make some blockbuster deals,</a> one involving Duran could make the fanbase scratch their heads at the understanding of it. Last season, Duran hit a .256 batting average to go along with 16 home runs and 84 RBIs, as Bowden mentioned the Philadelphia Phillies, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and other teams as teams that would “love to land him.”</p><p>“Duran slashed .256/.332/.442 this year, leading the league in triples for the second consecutive season and posting a 4.6 bWAR,” Bowden wrote. “In 2024, he was worth 8.7 bWAR and hit .284/.342/.492 with a league-leading 48 doubles and 14 triples while also hitting 21 homers and stealing 34 bags.”</p><p>“Teams such as the Phillies, Dodgers, Tigers, Guardians, and Rangers would love to land him,” Bowden continued. “He’s also controllable through the 2028 season, so it would take a huge haul for the Red Sox to move him.”</p><p>At any rate, it remains to be seen what happens with Duran and if he gets dealt this winter, but Boston is looking to improve after finishing with an 89-73 record, which put them third in the AL East.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox rumors: Insider hints at Jarren Duran trade, but he’s confused why

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After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/washington-nationals/nationals-news-washington-front-office-changes">Nationals are going through some major changes</a>, replacing their head of baseball operations and manager. Because of the franchise shake up, some major trades could be on the horizon.</p><p>When it comes to the Nationals, perhaps no player is more eye-catching than starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore. Already an All-Star an under team control through the 2027 season, Gore would be a controllable, top of the rotation starter for any team in need of pitching.</p><p>As the Nationals ponder their future, the right-hander was named fifth-most likely player to be traded this offseason, via Jim Bowden of The Athletic. Both the Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6738377/2025/10/23/mlb-offseason-trade-targets-tarik-skubal-jarren-duran/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mlbtw&amp;source=mlbtw" rel="noopener">were named as potential suitors</a>.</p><p>“He’s controllable for two more seasons, so the best time to trade him to maximize the return would be this offseason,” Bowden wrote. “It makes sense that his name is popping up everywhere. If the Red Sox don’t land him, watch for the Padres to push for a reunion.”</p><p>Paul Tobini, the Nationals new president of baseball operations, served in the the Red Sox’s front office since 2015. He has a strong understanding of Boston’s prospect pool and what it would take to get a deal done.</p><p>In turn, the Red Sox are still in need of some pitching. Garrett Crochet has proven to be their ace. However, Walker Buehler did not work out as the No. 2 in their one-two punch. Adding a player like Gore gives Boston some real firepower atop their rotation.</p><p>The Padres are well aware of what Gore brings to the table. They drafted him in 2017, before trading Gore to the Nationals in the deal that sent Juan Soto and Josh Bell to San Diego. Now, general manager AJ Preller may be considering a reunion.</p><p>San Diego is preparing to see Dylan Cease, Michael King and Nestor Cortes all enter free agency. They have pitchers like Nick Pivetta and Joe Musgrove, but it’s clear the Padres need another top of the line starter to compete in the National League. Gore would give them that and also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/mlb-rumors-padres-real-run-mackenzie-gore-reunion-trade-deadline">provide the Padres with a full-circle moment</a>.</p><p>But of course, any trade comes down to what the Nationals are planning. Washington hasn’t made the playoffs since winning the World Series. Maybe a full-on rebuild is their best course of action.</p><p>If they were to do that, Gore would be their crown jewel. While the Red Sox and Padres might be at the top of the list, they wouldn’t be the only team calling the Nationals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Red Sox listed as MacKenzie Gore trade suitor, but what about a Padres reunion?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-rumors-red-sox-tigers-tarik-skubal-garrett-crochet');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Insider ‘imagines’ pairing Tarik Skubal with Garrett Crochet with blockbuster Red Sox trade offer');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Insider-imagines-pairing-Tarik-Skubal-with-Garrett-Crochet-with-blockbuster-Red-Sox-trade-offer.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints.com</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Insider ‘imagines’ pairing Tarik Skubal with Garrett Crochet with blockbuster Red Sox trade offer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T12:00:33-07:00">October 22nd, 12:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T12:00:33-07:00">October 22nd, 12:00pm</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-soxs-trade-offer-tigers-tarik-skubal">Boston Red Sox could be eyeing another massive move to strengthen their rotation</a>, and this one might shake the entire league. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-rumors-rival-exec-dares-detroit-to-trade-tarik-skubal">According to the latest rumors surrounding Tarik Skubal</a>, insiders have <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-executives-on-tarik-skubal-potential-trade" rel="noopener">floated the idea of pairing</a> the Tigers ace with Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet, a combination that could instantly make Boston one of baseball’s most feared pitching duos.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-insider-asks-fans-tarik-skubal-trade-question-detroits-playoff-elimination">Skubal has been one of the most dominant left-handers in the majors</a>. He continues to post elite numbers and earn recognition as a legitimate Cy Young contender. Meanwhile, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-garrett-crochet-ties-boston-record-set-1903">Crochet’s breakout season after his move from the bullpen to the rotation has turned him into a cornerstone of the Red Sox’s rebuild</a>. The idea of having both southpaws leading the rotation has insiders buzzing. Many are wondering what kind of blockbuster deal it would take to make that happen.</p><h2>Red Sox’s possible trade package for Tarik Skubal</h2><p>The Red Sox have a loaded farm system that could entice Detroit. Lefty Payton Tolle and righty Kyson Witherspoon both rank among MLB’s Top 100 prospects. Along with promising position players Franklin Arias and Jhostynxon Garcia, the Red Sox has the assets to craft a compelling offer. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-chris-rose-detroit-trade-tarik-skubal">Executives around the league believe the Tigers would need a haul</a> that strengthens both their future and present.</p><p>“I bet they will have to add Major League players elsewhere to consider it,” an American League executive told MLB.com. “They will need to demonstrate they improved the club overall.” That statement underscores just how valuable Skubal has become, and how steep the asking price would be for any potential suitor.</p><p>If Boston were to pull off such a move, the impact would be immediate. A rotation featuring Tarik Skubal and Garrett Crochet would rival any in the American League. The Tarik Skubal rumors have already fueled excitement among Red Sox fans dreaming of that dominant lefty duo. It could also restore the Red Sox as a true postseason powerhouse. But will the Tigers risk breaking up their rising core for a massive return? Or will they keep Skubal to anchor another playoff run?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Insider ‘imagines’ pairing Tarik Skubal with Garrett Crochet with blockbuster Red Sox trade offer

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-soxs-perfect-trade-offer-for-phillies-nick-castellanos');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’s perfect trade offer for Phillies’ Nick Castellanos');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Red-Soxs-perfect-trade-offer-for-Phillies-Nick-Castellanos.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox’s perfect trade offer for Phillies’ Nick Castellanos</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-19T07:55:41-07:00">October 19th, 7:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-19T07:56:31-07:00">October 19th, 7:56am</time><address><a>Garrett Kerman</a>Garrett Kerman also goes by the name of The Fight Analyst. He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox are entering a critical offseason with championship aspirations, and their front office needs to make calculated moves to address the team’s most glaring weaknesses. While the starting rotation remains a priority, the lineup desperately needs an injection of right-handed power and veteran presence. Enter Nick Castellanos, the Philadelphia Phillies outfielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/phillies-rumors-heres-how-desperate-philly-will-be-trade-nick-castellanos">who finds himself on the trade block</a> after a turbulent 2025 campaign that saw him clash with management and struggle in the season’s final months.​</p><p>Despite posting career-worst numbers—a .250/.294/.400 slash line with just 17 home runs and -1.0 WAR—Castellanos represents a low-risk, high-reward gamble for Boston. The 33-year-old veteran is owed $20 million in the final year of his five-year, $100 million contract, but the Phillies are motivated to move him and will likely eat a significant portion of that salary to facilitate a deal. For a Red Sox team that boasts one of baseball’s deepest farm systems but lacks middle-of-the-order thump, acquiring Castellanos at a discounted rate could be the perfect complement to their young core.​</p><h2>Why Nick Castellanos Makes Sense for Boston</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Nick-Castellanos-1.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Red Sox offense in 2025 was Jekyll and Hyde—elite in batting average (fourth in MLB at .254) but underwhelming in power production, ranking ninth in slugging percentage. Their lineup featured too many left-handed bats and lacked the veteran right-handed presence needed to balance the order. With Masataka Yoshida’s future uncertain and the designated hitter spot essentially a revolving door after trading Rafael Devers, Boston needs someone who can slot into that role immediately.​</p><p>Castellanos fits that profile perfectly. While his 2025 numbers don’t inspire confidence on the surface, context matters. He hit solidly through June before completely falling apart over the final three months (.206 average after the All-Star break), suggesting fatigue or injury rather than permanent decline. A change of scenery to a contending team with less organizational turmoil could rejuvenate his bat.​</p><p>The Red Sox can afford to take this chance because their outfield is already crowded with Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela, Roman Anthony, and Jhostynxon Garcia all competing for playing time. Castellanos would primarily serve as the designated hitter, taking at-bats away from Yoshida while occasionally spelling the younger outfielders. His playoff experience—having appeared in 164 postseason at-bats throughout his career—would prove invaluable for a young roster that got bounced in the Wild Card round.​</p><h2>The Perfect Trade Package</h2><p>For this trade to work, Boston must construct an offer that addresses Philadelphia’s needs without gutting their own prospect capital. The Phillies are motivated sellers who need to shed Castellanos’s salary to pursue free agents like Kyle Schwarber and Ranger Suárez. They’re also looking to reload their farm system after graduating several prospects and trading others away at the deadline.​</p><p><b>Boston Red Sox Receive:</b></p><ul><li>OF/DH Nick Castellanos</li><li>$12 million in cash considerations (Philadelphia covers 60% of remaining salary)</li></ul><p><b>Philadelphia Phillies Receive:</b></p><ul><li>OF Jhostynxon Garcia</li><li>RHP Yordanny Monegro</li><li>LHP Eduardo Rivera</li></ul><p>This package works for multiple reasons. Garcia, 22, is a power-hitting outfield prospect who slashed .267 with 21 home runs between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester in 2025. He’s currently blocked in Boston’s outfield logjam and represents the type of high-ceiling talent Philadelphia needs to replenish their system. With the Phillies expecting Justin Crawford to claim a starting outfield spot in 2026, Garcia could develop into a complementary power bat alongside Crawford’s speed-and-contact profile.​</p><p>Monegro, a 22-year-old reliever with swing-and-miss stuff, addresses Philadelphia’s biggest weakness—their bullpen. Ranked among Boston’s top 30 prospects with a future value of 40, Monegro brings mid-90s heat and wipeout secondary pitches that could translate immediately to the major leagues. The Phillies desperately need bullpen reinforcements after their relief corps collapsed in the NLDS against the Dodgers.​</p><p>Rivera rounds out the package as a high-upside pitching lottery ticket. The 24-year-old left-hander posted a 2.48 ERA with 108 strikeouts across High-A and Double-A in 2025 after being released by Oakland mid-2024. He touches 99 mph with his fastball and showed significant development in Boston’s system. For a Phillies organization always hunting for pitching depth, Rivera represents the type of reclamation project that could pay dividends.​</p><h2>Why Both Teams Say Yes</h2><p>From Boston’s perspective, this trade addresses their power shortage without sacrificing their top prospects. Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell (recently graduated), Marcelo Mayer (recovering from wrist surgery), Franklin Arias, and their elite pitching prospects remain untouched. Garcia, while talented, is blocked by established major leaguers and younger phenoms. Monegro and Rivera are organizational depth pieces with upside but not irreplaceable assets given Boston’s pitching depth.​</p><p>The financial structure makes this deal palatable. By having Philadelphia cover $12 million of Castellanos’s $20 million salary, Boston only commits $8 million for 2026—a bargain-bin price for a veteran who averaged 27 home runs and 86 RBIs from 2022-2024. If Castellanos rebounds to even 80% of his career norms (.272 average, .785 OPS), he’s a steal at that price. If he struggles, the Red Sox can release him after one season with minimal financial damage.​</p><p>This trade represents the rare deal where both teams improve immediately. Boston adds the right-handed power bat they desperately need without sacrificing their championship window. Philadelphia clears a problematic contract while acquiring young talent that addresses organizational weaknesses. Sometimes the best trades aren’t the splashiest—they’re the ones that simply make sense for everyone involved.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’s perfect trade offer for Phillies’ Nick Castellanos

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/the-perfect-130m-contract-red-sox-must-offer-kyle-schwarber-to-steal-him-from-phillies');   ga('set', 'title', 'The perfect $130M contract Red Sox must offer Kyle Schwarber to steal him from Phillies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kyle-Schwarbers-immense-power-plays-extremely-well-at-Fenway-Park.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>The perfect $130M contract Red Sox must offer Kyle Schwarber to steal him from Phillies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-16T22:50:06-07:00">October 16th, 10:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-16T22:50:06-07:00">October 16th, 10:50pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox had a solid season by most accounts, returning to the playoffs for the first time since the 2021 season and developing some wonderful talent along the way. Rookie Roman Anthony was demonstrating his superstar potential until early September when he suffered an oblique injury that forced him to miss the final weeks of the season as well as the Wild Card series against the New York Yankees.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-bregman-free-agent-mindset">If the Red Sox</a> had remained injury-free they might have advanced out of the Wild Card round, but they didn’t and the lack of overall talent cost them dearly. The Red Sox simply did not have the hitting — especially when it comes to power — to defeat the best teams in the American League.</p><p>The Red Sox face a challenging offseason if they want to continue to get there. Alex Bregman was a sharp free agent add last season, but he has opted out of his 3-year, $120 million contract. The Red Sox may return to the battle and attempt to bring back the star 3rd baseman. Even if they bring him back, that won’t be enough to get them over the top in the American League.</p><p>They need to reach back into their recent past and bring back one of the game’s great sluggers. Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies will be a free agent after the World Series. He would be a sensational designated hitter for manager Alex Cora.</p><p>Schwarber will attract attention from several teams and the Phillies will want to retain him. He is coming off a monster year that saw him play in all 162 games with the Phillies. He blasted <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2025.shtml">56 home runs</a> and drove in 132 runs while slashing .240/.365/.563. Schwarber does strike out a lot — he fanned 197 times — but he also walked 108 times.</p><h2><b>Schwarber has proven himself time after time</b></h2><p>There’s certainly a lot more to the 32-year-old slugger than one great season. He has been on a roll for the last four years. He blasted 46 home runs for the Phillies in 2022, his first year with the team. Since then he has had seasons with 47 homers in 2023 and he followed that with 38 long balls in 2024. He has driven in more than 100 runs in each of the last three seasons.</p><p>Prior to joining the Phillies, he played the first six years of his career with Chicago Cubs. He played a key role in their 2016 World Series victory over the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians). After that, he split the 2021 season between the Washington Nationals and Red Sox. He played just 41 games with Boston, but he was a perfect fit for the team.</p><p>He was loved by the fan base and his teammates.</p><p>The 5-11, 230-pound slugger  slashed .291/.435/.522 in his brief time with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-brutal-connelly-early-game-3-stat-shows-defense-did-him-dirty">the Red Sox</a> and hit 7 home runs and knocked in 18 runs. Schwarber enjoyed playing at Fenway Park.</p><p>Schwarber has clearly proven quite a bit with the Phillies and he has shown he is one of the game’s greatest sluggers along with Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh. He deserves perhaps the best contract any designated hitter has ever received. The Red Sox would be wise to do everything they could to sign him. He could fill the same role that J.D. Martinez did for the team when they won their last World Series title in 2018.</p><h2><b>Multiple teams are likely to pursue Schwarber</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/If-the-Red-Sox-are-going-to-sign-Kyle-Schwarber-John-Henry-will-have-to-approve-the-deal.jpg"><figcaption>Photo Credit: Chris Tilley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Phillies are first and foremost on that list. There’s little doubt they want to bring him back and he clearly loves hitting in Citizens Bank Park. It will not be easy for the Red Sox or any other team to pry him away.</p><p>It seems likely that the Cubs could once again be in the market for their former star. They had a solid year in making the playoffs and defeating the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card round, but they could have used Schwarber’s power in the National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. They lost that series in five games.</p><p>The Brewers had a brilliant regular season but they are on the verge of getting eliminated by the Dodgers in NLCS. They could use a star power hitter like Schwarber but it seems unlikely that they will give him the kind of contract that would entice him to sign with the team</p><p>The likely going rate is $120 million for a four-year deal. That kind of contract is likely to get Schwarber’s attention.</p><p>The Phillies know that and would likely meet that price. The Red Sox know they have to better that price. Owner John Henry would likely have to pony up a four-year, $130 million offer.</p><p>Those that follow the Red Sox know that Henry would not enjoy paying out on that kind of contract. But if he wants the team to win another World Series title in the future, that’s what it is likely to cost him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The perfect $130M contract Red Sox must offer Kyle Schwarber to steal him from Phillies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-soxs-trade-offer-tigers-tarik-skubal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’s perfect trade offer for Tigers’ Tarik Skubal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Detroit-Tigers-starting-pitcher-Tarik-Skubal-9.jpg"><figcaption>© Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox’s perfect trade offer for Tigers’ Tarik Skubal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-16T18:35:23-07:00">October 16th, 6:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-16T18:35:23-07:00">October 16th, 6:35pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox fell short of expectations in the American League Wild Card Series. Despite a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-garrett-crochet-ties-boston-record-set-1903">historic start from Garrett Crochet in Yankee Stadium</a>, Boston walked away with a 2-1 series loss to its arch rival. However, the Red Sox have a lot to be encouraged about with Brayan Bello and their young talent. However, they could be gone to get Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-insider-asks-fans-tarik-skubal-trade-question-detroits-playoff-elimination">Some Major League Baseball insiders have through the idea of a Skubal trade</a> around ahead of the offseason. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner is entering the final year of his contract. Every general manager in the league will have one eye on the Tigers as the team tries to figure out what their future is going to look like. Skubal is at the center of everything in Detroit this offseason.</p><p>On one hand, the All-Star starter is one of the best pitchers of the modern era. On the other, he deserves and will seek a lucrative contract that stretches over multiple years. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-ceo-sidesteps-tarik-skubal-contract-extension-question">Tigers have not spoken much about extending him</a>, leading other teams to wonder what it would take to poach him. Trade talks are inevitable if Skubal and the team remain in a stalemate.</p><p>Boston is one of many teams that feels it is one piece away. However, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-what-alex-bregman-planning-looming-contract-decision">Red Sox have their own big name player to retain in Alex Bregman</a>. Despite the stress the front office is under, they don’t have to pay Skubal. Despite that flexibility, giving up so much of their future would be foolish if the Red Sox can’t resign the starter.</p><p>Here is what a trade between Boston and Detroit would look like.</p><p>Tigers receive: SP Payton Tolle, OF Jhostynxon Garcia, SS, Marcelo Mayer, SP Brayan Bello</p><p>Red Sox receive: SP Tarik Skubal</p><h2>Why should the Red Sox trade for Skubal?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Detroit-Tigers-starting-pitcher-Tarik-Skubal.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Skubal is one of the AL’s best starters. However, he had some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/why-tarik-skubal-will-win-al-cy-young-over-garrett-crochet">serious competition for the Cy Young Award from Crochet this season</a>. The Tigers ace remains the favorite to win, but the voting will be far closer than it was in 2024. Both pitchers are serious talents who can easily put together scoreless starts that last eight innings. Why not pair the two of them together for a year?</p><p>The Red Sox have the money needed to extend Skubal on a long term deal. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-bregman-free-agent-mindset">Bregman’s mindset heading into free agency has fans wondering</a> which way he is leaning. If the veteran infielder moves on in the offseason, Boston has no excuse to not chase Skubal as much as any contender will be this winter. Compared to other suitors, the Red Sox can put together the best package.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-boston-calling-up-no-3-prospect-nickname">Garcia left his mark on Boston’s fanbase with his unique nickname</a>. However, he and Mayer did not get much time to get comfortable in the major leagues. That young duo, combined with Tolle, are three of the team’s top prospects. That trio and Bello make up one of the best packages that any single team could offer Detroit the moment Skubal becomes available for trade.</p><h2>Why should the Tigers trade Skubal away?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MLB-Detroit-Tigers-at-Texas-Rangers.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Skubal is an uber-talented player and could go down as the best starter in Tigers history. However, that success does not change the fact that Detroit is a small market team. Giving its ace the contract he is looking for is a major investment that the front office may not be comfortable with. An <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-optimistic-message-amid-injury-concerns">injury to Skubal similar to the one he suffered late in the season</a> could derail the team’s future.</p><p>At this point in the process, Detroit has no choice but to explore all available options. Sending him away would hurt more than anything in recent memory, but the team would be set for years to come. The young players that would make up the return give the Tigers the best chance to remain in contention in the long term instead of making the most of a short team window.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-x-factor-that-will-determine-series-vs-mariners">Skubal was a playoff X-factor for the Tigers</a>. All season long, he dominated, putting up another dominant campaign to help him earn a large contract. However, Detroit faces a massive decision when it comes to a potential extension. Bringing him back would excite Tigers fans everywhere. Despite that, though, the front office needs to be sure that it is the right move.</p><p>The Red Sox and Tigers both feel like they are one piece away. If the right deal is made this winter, Skubal could be the player that puts Boston over the top.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’s perfect trade offer for Tigers’ Tarik Skubal

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As the founder and creator of OutOfSightSports, Josh spearheads the development and expansion of an engaging social media platform, with a core focus on Twitter/X. A passionate sports writer, Josh is dedicated to delivering compelling content that connects fans and fuels vibrant sports conversations. His vision is to craft stories so vivid that fans feel like they’re standing at the plate or on the field.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the Boston Red Sox prepare for another pivotal offseason, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-what-alex-bregman-planning-looming-contract-decision">Alex Bregman’s free agency has become</a> one of the biggest storylines in baseball. The veteran third baseman, who joined the Red Sox on a short-term deal prior to the 2025 regular season, gave fans a candid look into his mindset during a midseason conversation that now feels especially significant.</p><p>When asked about finding a team to call his next home, MassLive’s Chris Cotillo noted in an article that he spoke with the Red Sox third baseman during a late-June conversation at Fenway Park, where discussion about his contract future took a more personal turn. What began as a routine talk about free agency quickly shifted in tone when Bregman leaned forward and <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2025/10/what-alex-bregman-considers-a-very-high-priority-in-free-agency-plus-one-factor-that-might-hurt-red-sox.html" rel="noopener">offered a candid answer</a> that broke through the typical player-speak.</p><p>“For sure. For sure,” Bregman told Cotillo, adding. “That’s definitely a very high priority.”</p><p>The quote not only reflects a personal desire for stability but also frames the organization’s next move in the Red Sox’s offseason plans. After years defined by roster turnover and uncertainty, Boston must decide whether to invest long-term in one of the league’s most respected veterans.</p><p>Bregman’s approach to this next stage of his career mirrors the growing number of players across the MLB free agent market who now value fit and longevity over pure dollar figures. Having already proven himself with a strong 2025 season, Bregman’s steady production and postseason experience make him one of the top available infielders on the market.</p><p>At 31 years old, his focus on stability isn’t just about security — it’s about legacy. For the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-alex-bregman-expected-to-opt-out-of-contract">Red Sox, that presents both an opportunity and a challenge</a>. The club’s chief baseball officer, Craig Breslow, faces a defining test to commit to a proven cornerstone or pivot toward youth and financial flexibility.</p><p>Breslow’s upcoming decisions will shape the next era of Red Sox baseball and determine whether Bregman’s “very high priority” aligns with the team’s long-term vision.</p><p>In the end, this quote feels less like a passing remark and more like a statement of intent — one that could shape how Boston approaches its entire winter strategy.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox star Alex Bregman’s telling quote on his free-agent mindset

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-what-alex-bregman-planning-looming-contract-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox rumors: What Alex Bregman is planning amid looming contract decision');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Alex-Bregman-2.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox rumors: What Alex Bregman is planning amid looming contract decision</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-14T18:57:33-07:00">October 14th, 6:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-14T19:17:47-07:00">October 14th, 7:17pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Boston Red Sox fans have long expected <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/3-perfect-alex-bregman-free-agency-destinations">Alex Bregman to re-enter the free agent market</a> this offseason, but the idea of re-signing him no longer seems as cut-and-dried as it maybe once did. <a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/1978260437238968696" rel="noopener">The wait is on</a>, following Jon Heyman’s report that the three-time All-Star third baseman is planning on opting out of the three-year, $120 million contract he inked in February.</p><p>The consensus is that the two-time World Series champion could rake in even more money if he triggers a bidding war, which would test Red Sox Nation’s stress tolerance. Management will be under constant scrutiny during Hot Stove season, especially after trading former franchise cornerstone Rafael Devers in June. If Boston is unable to bring back Bregman, the fallout could be intense.</p><p>This is not a simple decision, however. Although the 2019 MVP runner-up offers a valuable leadership presence and enjoyed an excellent first two months of the campaign before suffering a quadriceps injury, he struggled in the second half. Bregman hit just four home runs after the calendar flipped to August and was downright awful in September.</p><p>The former Silver Slugger and Gold Glove winner bounced back in October, recording a key RBI versus the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series, but he still did not look like a player worthy of making an excess of $35 million. There are multiple factors to consider, though.</p><h2><b>Will the Red Sox overpay Alex Bregman for his intangibles?</b></h2><p>Boston possesses a plethora of young talent, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-roman-anthony-earns-spotless-review-alex-bregman-homer-yankees">exceptionally promising outfielder Roman Anthony</a> headlining the group, so a dependable and vocal veteran who has played in many big games certainly has something to offer. Bregman’s proactive approach with Anthony and other fledgling Sox players is well-documented and a huge reason why so many fans want to see him return. The organization could also be worried about the optics that result from potentially letting the 2015 first-round draft pick walk in free agency.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-bregman-silence-rafael-devers-third-base-stance">The Rafael Devers drama</a>, as far as the public knows, essentially stemmed from the club’s decision to move the slugger to designated hitter in favor of the defensively superior Alex Bregman. Communication was a big problem on both sides, and eventually Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-craig-breslow-rafael-devers-trade-jed-hoyer-stance">sent Devers to the San Francisco Giants</a> for what presently looks to be another underwhelming trade package.</p><p>There was no reported tension between the two third basemen, but Bregman’s arrival was ostensibly the inciting incident of this mentally-draining saga. If both players are gone by 2026, the fan base may combust. There is plenty of time for everyone to sort out their emotions and prepare for all the possible scenarios, but the anticipated opt-out means that this franchise will face an incredibly important offseason.</p><p>Regardless of what transpires, people will undoubtedly have strong feelings about how Boston spends its winter. Bregman batted .273 with 18 home runs, 62 RBIs, a .360 on-base percentage, .462 slugging percentage and .821 OPS in 114 games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox rumors: What Alex Bregman is planning amid looming contract decision

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-mlb-fans-mourn-after-former-red-sox-mike-greenwell-passes-away-at-62');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB fans mourn after former Red Sox Mike Greenwell passes away at 62');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mike-Greenwell-was-a-superb-hitter-for-the-Red-Sox.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB fans mourn after former Red Sox Mike Greenwell passes away at 62</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-09T14:47:38-07:00">October 9th, 2:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-09T17:36:29-07:00">October 9th, 5:36pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox have announce the passing of former All-Star Mike Greenwell. The 62-year-old Greenwell played for the Red Sox from 1985 through 1996. He spent his entire 12-year Major League career playing in Boston.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We are saddened to learn of the passing of former Red Sox outfielder Mike Greenwell. </p><p>Greenwell debuted with Boston in 1985 and spent his entire 12-year career with the Red Sox. He helped lead Boston to the Postseason four times and made the American League All-Star team twice… <a href="https://t.co/QMf7kHXxEF">pic.twitter.com/QMf7kHXxEF</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1976381055583256718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Greenwell had announced the onset of thyroid cancer several months ago and that was listed as the cause of his death.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-alex-bregman-expected-to-opt-out-of-contract">The Red Sox</a> have had a legacy of brilliant leftfielders. It started with the legendary Ted Williams, and after the Splendid Splinter played his final game in 1960, superstars Carl Yastrzemski and  Jim Rice followed. After Rice gave up his spot in the outfield, the Red Sox installed Greenwell as their leftfielder. He continued the production from the position that fans were used to seeing.</p><p>Greenwell had some brilliant seasons for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-cora-congratulates-aaron-boone-yankees-wild-card-series-win">the Red Sox</a>, with two of the best coming in 1988 and ’89. He made the American League All-Star team in both of those seasons. He was the runner-up to Jose Canseco for the leagues Most Valuable Player Award in ’88. After Canseco’s use of steroids became well known, Greenwell wanted to know why he didn’t get the MVP honor.</p><h2><b>Greenwell had several brilliant seasons for Red Sox</b></h2><p>Greenwell became a regular in the 1987 season and he had a .328 batting average 19 home runs and 89 runs batted in that season. His production jumped quite a bit the following year. He bashed 22 homers and knocked in 119 runs while hitting .325. The ’89 season featured another fine season with a .308 averaged 14 homers and 95 RBI.</p><p>He had a career batting average of .303 with 130 home runs and 726 RBIs. He is a member of the Red Sox Hall of Fame and was inducted into that shrine in 2008.</p><p>After his playing career with the Red Sox was over, he played one season in Japan. However, his season across the Pacific was cut short due to a broken toe.</p><p>He was a Florida resident throughout his life and he was a Lee County (Fla.) commissioner in his later years.</p><p>“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Commissioner Mike Greenwell, a lifelong Lee County resident,” Lee County officials said in a <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/09/sports/mike-greenwell-red-sox/">social media post</a>. “He was a strong advocate for the people and businesses of Lee County. He will be remembered for seeking meaningful solutions to the challenges his community faced. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all who were touched by his leadership.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB fans mourn after former Red Sox Mike Greenwell passes away at 62

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-rumors-alex-bregman-expected-to-opt-out-of-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox rumors: Alex Bregman expected to opt out of contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Red-Sox-third-baseman-Alex-Bregman-sliding-into-base.jpg"><figcaption> Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox rumors: Alex Bregman expected to opt out of contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-04T07:10:51-07:00">October 4th, 7:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-04T07:10:51-07:00">October 4th, 7:10am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-historic-al-wild-card-series-loss-yankees">Boston Red Sox’s 2025 campaign came to an abrupt end two days ago</a>. Despite taking the New York Yankees to the brink, Boston was ultimately unable to finish off their rivals. Their dreams of winning the pennant ended, and now they’re facing a problem with one of their stars.</p><p>Third baseman Alex Bregman has been an integral part of their lineup ever since his arrival this season. Unfortunately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/3-perfect-alex-bregman-free-agency-destinations">his stay in Boston might come to an end soon</a>. Mark Feinsand reports that the Red Sox 3B is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/alex-bregman-could-become-free-agent-again-after-2025-red-sox-season?adobe_mc=TS%3D1759581653%7CMCMID%3D55474504513519444268796154313376336735%7CMCORGID%3DA65F776A5245B01B0A490D44@AdobeOrg&amp;affiliateId=mlbapp-ios_webview_news-index&amp;rsid=mlbios.at.bat.new.implementation" rel="noopener">expected to opt out of his contract</a>, entering the 2026 free agency class.</p><p>“[Alex] Bregman can opt out of the final two years and $80 million — $40 million of which is deferred — of the three-year, $120 million deal he signed with the Red Sox last February,” Feinsand wrote in his article for MLB.com. “According to a source, it’s a near certainty that Bregman will opt out and test free agency for a second straight year, this time without a qualifying offer attached to him.”</p><p>After signing with the Red Sox this offseason, Bregman became a pillar for a Red Sox offense that needed a stabilizer. He started off hot for Boston, notching a .299 batting average. The Red Sox third baseman had 11 home runs, 35 RBIs and a .938 OPS before suffering a lower leg injury after seven weeks. Upon his return, he wasn’t quite up to the same level, with his BA going down to .203 and his OPS plummeting to .585.</p><p>Still, with a full offseason to recover fully, fans can expect Bregman to return to form next season. He is turning 32 next year, so a lucrative long-term deal might be hard to come back. The Red Sox would love for Bregman to return to the team. Bregman’s comments seem to hint at him wanting to return as well.</p><p>“I’m going to think about this game and the guys in the room, start my offseason and get after it and become a better baseball player,” Bregman said after their Wild Card loss.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox rumors: Alex Bregman expected to opt out of contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/3-perfect-alex-bregman-free-agency-destinations');   ga('set', 'title', '3 perfect Alex Bregman free agency destinations');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Alex-Bregman-could-leave-the-Red-Sox-after-one-year-at-Fenway-Park.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>3 perfect Alex Bregman free agency destinations</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-03T17:04:18-07:00">October 3rd, 5:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-03T17:05:08-07:00">October 3rd, 5:05pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox saw their season come to an end Thursday night when they dropped the third game of their Wild Card series to the New York Yankees. They had won the first game of the series behind the outstanding pitching of Garrett Crochet, but they could not take advantage of multiple opportunities in Game Two and they got shut down by Yankees rookie Cam Schllitler in the decisive game. Nevertheless, the Red Sox had something of a successful season after adding star 3rd baseman Alex Bregman to the mix slightly before the start of spring training.</p><p>Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million contract to join <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-historic-al-wild-card-series-loss-yankees">the Red Sox</a>, but the deal contained opt outs for both the player and the team after each of the first two years. Bregman appears to be an ideal candidate to remain with the Red Sox because of the ideal proportions of Fenway Park and the third baseman’s right-handed batting stroke.</p><p>The 31-year-old Bregman did not have his best season in 2024. He missed 48 games after suffering a quad muscle strain in late May. He slashed .273/.360/.462 while hitting 18 home runs and 62 runs batted in.</p><p>Perhaps the Red Sox were expecting more from him when they signed him. He has had as many as 41 home runs in his career, but a season with 25 homers and 100 RBI still appears to be within his reach.</p><h2><b>The Rafael Devers situation</b></h2><p>Bregman is also an excellent defensive third baseman, and that fact led to one of the biggest changes in the Red Sox season. Prior to Bregman’s arrival, Rafael Devers was the Red Sox All-Star third baseman. He had been the team’s best hitter, but his fielding had never been an asset for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cam-schlittler-credit-new-england-roots-win-hometown-red-sox">the Red Sox.</a> The Red Sox wanted to give the position to Bregman and make Devers the team’s designated hitter.</p><p>While Devers eventually went along with the move, he felt disrespected. That feeling surfaced in May when first baseman Triston Casas suffered a season-ending torn Achilles. The team wanted Devers to play first base, but he had resented the way the team had moved him to designated hitter and refused to pick up a first baseman’s mitt.</p><p>The Red Sox eventually traded <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/rafael-devers-trade-why-red-sox-giants-midseason-deal/e7bbf55afcc7a29237a97c11">Devers to the San Francisco Giants</a> as he had become a major distraction. The move to the National League team 3,000 miles away got rid of the distraction, but the Red Sox also lost their best hitter. The situation was handled poorly by all parties.</p><p>None of this was Bregman’s fault.</p><h2><b>Bregman serves as de facto coach to his teammates</b></h2><p>Prior to signing with the Red Sox, Bregman had been an All-Star on multiple occasions with the Houston Astros. He had been to the postseason with Houston eight times in his career. He had helped the Astros win two World Series championships.</p><p>Bregman’s experience had given him a unique status among many of his younger teammates with the Red Sox. He went out of his way to share his experience and offer advice on how to survive and thrive during the season. He was not a paid coach with the team, but he was behaving as one in his role as a key player.</p><p>It appears that Bregman was a perfect fit, but he did not discuss what he would do at the end of the season regarding his contract status. That has led many to believe that Bregman will opt out from the two years and $80 million remaining on his deal.</p><p>There are some who believe that the Red Sox are not anxious to keep him because of his age and injury status. Those thoughts are all speculation at this point.</p><h2><b>Red Sox, Tigers, Cubs and Yankees appear to be Bregman’s best fit</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Alex-Bregman-would-be-welcome-with-either-Alex-Cora-or-Aaron-Boone-in-2026.jpg"><figcaption>Frank Becerra Jr. / The Journal News / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Even if he opts out of his deal, Bregman could sign a new deal with the Red Sox. The idea of hitting in Fenway Park remains an outstanding one for Bregman, and it is probably the best location for him.</p><p>Prior to signing with the Red Sox, Bregman also considered the Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs. The Red Sox offered him the best deal after negotiating with agent Scott Boras, but the Tigers came close. The Tigers are in the American League Division Series against the Seattle Mariners and they have a solid all-around team, but they could use a player of Bregman’s status.</p><p>The Yankees have multiple stars including Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, but they could use a star third baseman. The Yankee Stadium dimensions could be challenging for Bregman, but he could most likely make the adjustment.</p><p>The Cubs were also successful and they are meeting the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series. Having a third baseman of Bregman’s ability would improve their lineup, but perhaps less so than the Red Sox, Tigers or Yankees. Bregman has been an American League star throughout his career and moving to the NL could be a major adjustment.</p><h2><b>Conclusion: Bregman will remain with Red Sox</b></h2><p>When the World Series comes to an end and players become free agents or opt out of their contracts, Bregman will test the market.</p><p>The Tigers, Yankees and Cubs will be interested and will make sizable offers to Boras and Bregman. But so will the Red Sox. They did not sign him just to have him play at Fenway Park for one injury-plagued season. They want to keep him for the duration and they will make him a sizable offer and he will stay with the Red Sox</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cc-sabathia-snaps-back-pedro-martinez-social-media-wild-card-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees great CC Sabathia snaps back at Pedro Martinez after Wild Card win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Yankees-great-CC-Sabathia-throws-out-first-pitch-in-2024-playoff-game.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees great CC Sabathia snaps back at Pedro Martinez after Wild Card win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-03T09:30:04-07:00">October 3rd, 9:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-03T09:30:24-07:00">October 3rd, 9:30am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Earning bragging rights in the playoffs never seems particularly important, as every team is contending for a championship. Mocking another fan base can be quite trivial when the ultimate goal is still more than 10 wins away. However, when it comes to the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, mockery is required. CC Sabathia had no problem engaging in some taunting after his former franchise eliminated its most abhorred rival from the MLB playoffs on Thursday night.</p><p>Before a decisive Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series, Red Sox legend and three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez <a href="https://x.com/45PedroMartinez/status/1973834174550130873" rel="noopener">took aim at the Pinstripes</a>. “Let’s beat those Yankees!” he exclaimed on X. “You know you’ve got this! Show them who’s their daddy!!!”</p><p>Martinez’s motivational words did not translate to the diamond, as rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cam-schlittlers-4-word-message-shutting-down-red-sox-game-3">Cam Schlittler suffocated Boston</a> with an instantly classic postseason debut that led his team to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-aaron-judge-shuts-down-nerves-talk-comeback-red-sox">a 4-0 victory</a>. Sabathia, who won a championship with New York in 2009 and played 11 years for the organization, snapped back at his fellow Hall of Famer on Friday morning.</p><p>The former AL Championship Series MVP quoted Martinez’s post and <a href="https://x.com/CC_Sabathia/status/1974110856154898485" rel="noopener">dropped a powerful visual</a> that made Red Sox Nation seethe back in the day: Yankees fans holding a banner with the phrase “Who’s Your Daddy!!”</p><h2><b>Pedro Martinez has unique relationship with Yankees fans</b></h2><p>Sabathia is of course referencing Martinez’s famous, or infamous, soundbite in which he tipped his hat (not literally) and called the Yankees his daddy following a tough home loss in September of 2024. A moment of brutal honesty and humility provided fodder to one of the most outspoken fan bases in American sports. Boston got the last laugh a few weeks later after becoming the first and still only MLB team to overcome a 3-0 series deficit in the playoffs, which preceded a long-awaited World Series title.</p><p>Those three words still live on today, however. One of the greatest right-handed starting pitchers of the last century is reduced to a punchline whenever Yankees fans bring up his name. Pedro Martinez is a good sport who often pokes fun at himself, but one has to wonder if the five-time ERA champion wishes he chose different words all those years ago. Nevertheless, he will take his lumps and hope that the Sox can respond in 2026.</p><p>Meanwhile, CC Sabathia’s beloved Yanks are preparing for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-news-toronto-fires-7-word-message-after-yankees-red-sox">a date with the Toronto Blue Jays</a>, a club that edged out New York for the AL East crown and top seed on the final day of the regular season. If the squad can exhibit the same brand of relatively clean baseball it demonstrated in the Wild Card round, then No. 52 will have even more to celebrate this October.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Yankees great CC Sabathia snaps back at Pedro Martinez after Wild Card win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-alex-cora-congratulates-aaron-boone-yankees-wild-card-series-win');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox’s Alex Cora congratulates Aaron Boone, Yankees on Wild Card series win');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Alex-Cora-.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Red Sox’s Alex Cora congratulates Aaron Boone, Yankees on Wild Card series win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-03T09:15:55-07:00">October 3rd, 9:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-03T09:15:55-07:00">October 3rd, 9:15am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut-based sports journalist with over five years of professional experience. After graduating from Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism, he has covered every sport from fencing to football in the online and print medium. Dan hopes to see his beloved Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Manager Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox saw their season end at the hands of Aaron Boone and the New York Yankees <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-historic-al-wild-card-series-loss-yankees">in the Wild Card series</a>. But despite the loss, Cora decided to keep things classy.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-how-garrett-crochet-called-his-shot-alex-cora-before-game-1">Red Sox came out victorious in Game 1</a>, 3-1. However, the Yankees then battled back to take Game 2, 4-3. In the pivotal Game 3 rubber match, New York stamped their ticket to the American League Division Series with a 4-0 victory.</p><p>Now, the Yankees will be facing the Toronto Blue Jays for a chance to compete for an AL pennant. Before first pitch, Cora wanted to <a href="https://x.com/snyyankees/status/1973944934211215618" rel="noopener">wish his team’s biggest rival some good luck</a>, via SNY.</p><p>“I want to start by congratulating [Boone], [Brian Cashman] and the Yankees on advancing to the next round,” Cora said. “It’s a special organization, a good team. Wish them nothing but the best.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Alex Cora begins his availability by congratulating the Yankees on advancing:</p><p>"It's a special organization, a good team – wish them nothing but the best" <a href="https://t.co/S9augzMbe0">pic.twitter.com/S9augzMbe0</a></p><p>— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/snyyankees/status/1973944934211215618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Red Sox went 9-4 against the Yankees during the 2025 campaign. And after winning Game 1, they were just one battle away from vanquishing their rival for good. However, New York rookie Cam Schlitter had different ideas.</p><p>He threw eight innings of scoreless baseball, allowing five hits and no walks while striking out 12. The Red Sox had a rookie of their own in Connelly Early on the mound. He put up six strikeouts through 3.2 innings, but with four runs scored, it was all the cushion the Yankees needed.</p><p>The Red Sox will now regroup and begin thinking about their offseason plan. Both Trevor Story and Alex Bregman have major contract decisions to make. And while Cora won’t admit it, Boston will be constructing their roster with New York in mind.</p><p>The AL East has now become one of, if not the best division in baseball. The Red Sox are well aware of what it’s going to take to compete. Cora and company will take their lumps now and hope to come back even stronger in 2026.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox’s Alex Cora congratulates Aaron Boone, Yankees on Wild Card series win

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Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Thursday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-garrett-crochet-calls-game-3-loss-to-yankees-a-slap-in-the-face">Boston Red Sox lost the decisive Game 3</a> of the AL Wild Card series to the New York Yankees. To add insult to injury, it was a New Englander, Cam Schlittler, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cam-schlittler-credit-new-england-roots-win-hometown-red-sox">finished the Red Sox from the mound</a>.</p><p>He finished the game with 12 strikeouts in a 4-0 shutout. In the process, the Red Sox became the first team in history to win Game 1 only to lose the Wild Card series. Not only that, but Boston was also <a href="https://bosoxinjection.com/the-3-biggest-mistakes-of-the-red-soxs-wild-card-series-loss-to-the-yankees#:~:text=Even%20with%20two%20outs%20on,Yankees%20a%202%2D0%20lead." rel="noopener">responsible for its own downfall</a>, per Katie Manganelli of BoSox Injection.</p><p>For instance, questions arose as to why Boston manager Alex Cora pulled Bryan Bello from Game 2 prematurely. Ultimately, he pitched 2.1 innings and gave up two runs before being taken out.</p><p>Even though Bello has a proven track record against the Yankees with an ERA of .172.</p><p>Additionally, Boston was plagued by a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-poor-defense-called-out-yankees-explode">high number of defensive errors</a> in Game 3. In the second inning, left fielder Jarren Dunn let a ball hit by Giancarlo Stanton fly over his head as he jogged to the fence. In the process, Stanton garnered a double.</p><p>Even though he took his time getting to second, thinking it was a home run.</p><p>In the fourth inning, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu misread a hit by Cody Bellinger that led to a double.</p><p>Then, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe blew a groundball by Austin Wells. In the end, the Yankees put up those four runs in the fourth. Altogether, they made it <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-brutal-connelly-early-game-3-stat-shows-defense-did-him-dirty">impossible for Connelly Early to do his job</a> in relief.</p><p>Finally, there was the inexperience on the part of Boston. Largely, they were comprised of players who hadn’t really played in the postseason, compared to the Yankees who have established veterans and playoff experience.</p><h2><b>Where does Boston go from here?</b></h2><p>This offseason will be a critical one for the Red Sox.</p><p>First, they will be looking at strengthening the development of many of its younger players. Particularly, they will look to build around the likes of Connelly Early. Also, look getting more out of late season call ups Payton Tolle and Roman Anthony.</p><p>Furthermore, Boston will do their best to retain veteran third baseman Alex Bregman, whose future with the team was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/why-alex-bregmans-future-red-sox-will-be-determined-october">incumbent on his playoff performance</a>. He batted .211 with 12 hits, one home run, eight RBIs, and eight runs scored.</p><p>Other matters will include improving the offense, strengthen the starting rotation, look to retain Triston Casas, and certainly improve the defense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-ryan-mcmahon-reacts-derek-jeter-catch-red-sox');   ga('set', 'title', 'Yankees’ Ryan McMahon reacts to Derek Jeter-like catch vs. Red Sox');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Ryan-McMahon-with-NY-Yankees.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Yankees’ Ryan McMahon reacts to Derek Jeter-like catch vs. Red Sox</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-03T07:37:58-07:00">October 3rd, 7:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-03T07:37:58-07:00">October 3rd, 7:37am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy is a Senior Editor at ClutchPoints, with expertise in MLB, NHL and golf. Chris graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-0 on Thursday to advance to the American League Division Series. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-cam-schlittler-credit-new-england-roots-win-hometown-red-sox">Cam Schlittler was the story for the Bombers</a>, hurling a historic start to stifle the Boston offense. But one defensive play in the eighth inning stuck out as the play of the night in Game 3. Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon reacts to his Derek Jeter-esque catch that <a href="https://twitter.com/nypostsports/status/1974108059334033550" rel="noopener">helped end the series</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Ryan McMahon unlocked his inner Derek Jeter 🙌 <a href="https://t.co/8U8hFoLHPv">pic.twitter.com/8U8hFoLHPv</a></p><p>— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/nypostsports/status/1974108059334033550?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I was just chasing it down, all of a sudden I was going over the rail. Just glad to get the catch, get the out for Cam [Schlittler]. He was rolling, so I just wanted to keep his momentum going,” McMahon told YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits.</p><p>McMahon went tumbling over the Red Sox’s dugout railing for the second out of the eighth inning. Schlittler just needed one more pitch, a grounder to Anthony Volpe, to get out of the eighth and finish his outing. Marakovits asked McMahon how the dugout reacted when he got back, helping the rookie finish an electric start.</p><p>“They were fired up, which I appreciate,” McMahon said. “We’re all out there, we’re locked in, we’re doing everything we can. Just to make a play like that, it feels pretty cool to get an out and eventually win the ball game.”</p><p>The Yankees now advance to the American League Division Series to face the Toronto Blue Jays. McMahon will be trusted as a stellar defensive third baseman throughout their October run. He was asked whether or not he was hurt after the diving play.</p><p>“I didn’t feel anything. Just kept rolling with the adrenaline, popped back up, and was excited to make the play.” “We’ll see tomorrow. We’ll see when it wears off.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-news-boston-unwanted-history-painful-collapse-yankees">Yankees are now the first team to lose Game 1 and win the Wild Card Series</a>. They begin the ALDS on Saturday in Toronto.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He has spent several years covering sports and has worked for outlets such as the New York Post, AP Radio, and FanSided. Colin is also a three-time NYSBA award winner and a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Red Sox</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Yankees starting pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-fans-erupt-over-cam-schlittler-12-ks-blazing-start-vs-red-sox">Cam Schlittler turned in arguably the biggest showing of the club’s season</a> as they defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-0 in a pivotal Wild Card Game 3 and earned a date with the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-game-3-personal-cam-schlittler-chirps-red-sox-fans">Schlittler was not pleased with how some of Boston’s fans chose to conduct themselves</a> leading up to his start, and the Massachusetts native was more than willing to credit his New England roots as <a href="https://x.com/BryanHoch/status/1973957184242569413" rel="noopener">one of the driving forces</a> behind Thursday night’s illustration of mental fortitude.</p><p>“We’re aggressive back home,” Schlittler told Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. “We’re going to try to get under people’s skin. They just picked the wrong guy to do it to — and the wrong team to do it to, as well.”</p><p>The 24-year-old tossed eight innings of scoreless baseball and struck out 12 batters in the process. Schlittler became the first pitcher <a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1973972717633483218" rel="noopener">in franchise history</a> to put together a scoreless postseason outing with 10 or more strikeouts and no walks.</p><p>Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who has been sidelined for the entire season, was impressed by Schlittler’s performance and did not quite know how to describe what <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/cam-schlittler-strikes-out-12-al-wild-card-series-game-3" rel="noopener">has made the rookie so effective.</a></p><p>“It’s super impressive,” Cole told MLB.com. “There are different paths to greatness up here, but this guy has come up and delivered right away. He’s got it. I don’t know exactly what it is, it’s hard to define it. But he’s got it. … He’s got an idea of what he wants to do.”</p><p>The Yankees will begin their best-of-five series with the Blue Jays in Toronto on Saturday. As it stands, Schlittler would likely start a potential Game 4.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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