<!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', '/yankees-news-derek-jeter-hilariously-trolls-david-ortiz-before-padres-dodgers-game-5');   ga('set', 'title', 'Derek Jeter hilariously trolls David Ortiz before Padres-Dodgers Game 5');   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/2024/10/Derek-Jeter-hilariously-trolls-David-Ortiz-before-Padres-Dodgers-Game-5.jpg"></figure><h1>Derek Jeter hilariously trolls David Ortiz before Padres-Dodgers Game 5</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T17:38:35-07:00">October 11th, 5:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T17:40:48-07:00">October 11th, 5:40pm</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">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The best rivalry in baseball today reaches a boiling point in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-eyes-dodgers-padres-game-5-pitching-matchup">Game 5 of the National League Division Series</a>, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres collide in Chavez Ravine on Friday night. Before this epic California clash got underway, though, New York Yankees icon and Fox Sports analyst Derek Jeter brought back into focus the greatest MLB conflict of all-time.</p><p>And he did so at the expense of his former adversary and current colleague, Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz. While making the point that players tend to fill different roles in a deciding playoff matchup, Jeter <a href="https://x.com/MLBONFOX/status/1844878133960294844" rel="noopener">referenced the classic Game 7</a> of the 2003 American League Championship Series between the Yankees and Red Sox.</p><p>He highlighted how starting pitcher Mike Mussina worked out of the bullpen as a reliever for three innings, which enabled New York to hang around long enough to overcome a 4-0 deficit. The team clawed its way back, and ultimately clinched the series on an Aaron Bone walk-off home run in extra innings. Fox played the clip of the moment that took years off Sox fans’ lives, much to the chagrin of Ortiz.</p><p>Derek Jeter enacted his revenge for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/gary-sheffield-makes-eye-opening-claim-on-2004-red-sox-3-0-alcs-comeback-vs-yankees">the 2004 ALCS</a> taunting that Big Papi subjected him to in their first year working together in 2023. Given David Ortiz’s mischievous on-air nature, he is not likely to let his fellow Hall of Famer sneak in a couple of Boston jabs without retaliating.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Derek Jeter made sure to get back at Big Papi for all the times he brought up 2004 😂 <a href="https://t.co/uNvpMjk4VJ">pic.twitter.com/uNvpMjk4VJ</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1844878133960294844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Will a pitcher play the Mike Mussina role in do-or-die NLDS Game 5?</b></h2><p>Shenanigans and glory-day reminiscing notwithstanding, Jeter’s point stands. Mussina tossed three scoreless innings of two-hit ball in what was his first time entering an MLB game out of the pen. He exemplified impressive composure and did not let a change of circumstance faze him. There is a possibility a starter is given the same opportunity to shine in Game 5 of the 2024 NLDS.</p><p>Dodgers manager Dave Roberts could employ Jack Flaherty as a reliever if he deems the right-hander to be the team’s best hope at vanquishing the Padres. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-michael-king-begging-game-5-appearance-dodgers">Michael King is also itching to come in</a> for San Diego. Madison Bumgarner’s relief outing in a winner-take-all Game 7 in the 2014 World Series solidified his status as an all-time great postseason performer, and there is a chance that Dodger Stadium witnesses its own legendary showing on Friday.</p><p>How ever this final NLDS battle shakes out, the baseball-watching world can only hope for the same drama that filled the old Yankee Stadium more than 20 years ago.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Derek Jeter hilariously trolls David Ortiz before Padres-Dodgers Game 5

<!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', '/3-red-sox-most-to-blame-for-missing-2024-postseason');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Red Sox most to blame for missing 2024 postseason');   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/2024/10/X-Red-Sox-most-to-blame-for-missing-2024-postseason.jpg"><figcaption>10/11/24</figcaption></figure><h1>3 Red Sox most to blame for missing 2024 postseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T13:56:20-07:00">October 11th, 1:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T13:56:20-07:00">October 11th, 1:56pm</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">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Little was expected from the Boston Red Sox at the start of the 2024 season. They finished in last place in the American League East in 2022 and ’23, and there was little reason to think much had changed for Alex Cora’s team.</p><p>The biggest issue for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-alex-cora-100-real-missing-postseason">Red Sox is the downturn</a> in expectations and spending from ownership. It seemed clear that owner John Henry was looking at the four World Series title that the team had won in the last 20 years and that gave him license to sit back, stop spending money on big-name players and collect his cash.</p><p>The Red Sox organization would never admit such a development, but new president of operations Craig Breslow did not bring in any top stars in the offseason. The Red Sox were never in consideration in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes and they have never done anything to counter the image described above since trading superstar Mookie Betts to the Dodgers.</p><p>Betts is arguably the No. 3 superstar in Major League Baseball, so why would a team that considers itself a power broker and serious contender ever move on from such  player in his prime?</p><p>The Red Sox also had Kyle Schwarber in 2021, acquiring him at the trade deadline from the Washington Nationals. He was the ideal Fenway left-handed bat and slashed .291/.436/.522 with 7 home runs in 41 games with the Red Sox and he said he loved playing at Fenway Park. Yet, they let him get away in free agency and he has thrived with the Philadelphia Phillies.</p><p>Losing players like Betts and Schwarber are the true indication that the Red Sox are not interested in winning championships any longer.</p><h2><b>John Henry sets the tone and Craig Breslow follows his marching orders</b></h2><p>The Red Sox are a team that have changed their formula for winning in a dramatic manner. While they consider the New York Yankees their main rivals and once competed with the Bronx Bombers for top players, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-boston-fans-upset-after-playoff-hopes-spoiled-blue-jays">Red Sox are clearly</a> out of that business at this time.</p><p>They are all about developing young players in the minor leagues and promoting from within. Signing big-name free agents has appeared to be out of their purview. They brought in big-money shortstop Trevor Story a year before they let All-Star Xander Bogaerts leave, and injuries have prevented Story from delivering for the Red Sox.</p><p>Boston also extended star third baseman Rafael Devers <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/player/_/id/18493/rafael-devers">prior to the 2023 season</a>, but he has often been fighting alone to push the Red Sox.</p><h2><b>Red Sox had success early in the season</b></h2><p>A pair of young players in Jarren Duran and Ceddanne Rafaela have developed into players with dynamic skills. Duran showed dramatic improvement in 2023 and ended up winning the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jarren-duran-2024-all-star-game-mvp">All-Star Game</a> Most Valuable Player Award after hitting the game-winning home run against his National League counterparts.</p><p>Rafaela has demonstrated excellent defensive skills and the ability to play both centerfield and shortstop. He has excellent speed and more than occasional power. He needs a better command of the strike zone at the plate, as he is often fooled by high fastballs and breaking balls from right-handed pitchers.</p><p>The Red Sox played surprisingly well in the first half of the season, as they were 10 games over .500 at the break and inside the playoff structure. However, their pitching collapsed in the second half. The starters got exposed and the bullpen got destroyed.</p><p>As a result, the Red Sox could not sustain their winning ways and fell from contention and finished with an 81-81 record, good for third place in the division. But as the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers surged into Wild Card position, the Red Sox went meekly.</p><h2><b>Kutter Crawford and pitching staff simply were not good enough</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kutter-Crawford-was-like-many-Red-Sox-pitchers-who-struggled-in-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There were some positive developments early in the season with the pitching staff. Even though the Red Sox no longer had a dominant starter — injury-prone Chris Sale was traded to the Atlanta Braves — the team had a crew of starters that was providing Cora with 6-plus innings of mound work on a regular basis.</p><p>Tanner Houck became an All-Star thanks to improved command and confidence, and the Red Sox also got competitive efforts from Kutter Crawford, Brayan Bello and Nick Pivetta. This sustained the team in the early part of the season and the bullpen also held its own.</p><p>But the starters’ performances slipped with each new month of the season, and the pitching was an issue by midseason. When the Red Sox returned from the All-Star break for a three-games series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers, the starters weakened and the bullpen crumbled. The Red Sox had a late lead in two of the three games at Dodger Stadium, but they were swept by the home team.</p><p>The rest of the season was a continuous struggle for the pitching staff. Veteran closer Kenley Jansen was the only reliever to have some success, the starters also struggled. The Red Sox would also get swept in home series against the Houston Astros and the New York Mets.</p><p>The competitive fire got washed away in series of stinging defeats in late July, August and September. Devers attempted to play all season with shoulder difficulties, and it caught up to him in the final six weeks of the season. He drove the offense, but his loss of power meant the Red Sox were held to three runs or less on too many occasions.</p><h2><b>Onus back on ownership/management in offseason</b></h2><p>The Red Sox played competitively with the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles for little more than half a season despite their shortcomings.</p><p>It seems quite clear to observers that the team could use at least one big-name starting pitcher and several high-quality relievers. Adding a big bat to take the pressure off of Devers would also be an idea that could turn the Red Sox back into a team that could compete for 162 games in 2025.</p><p>Breslow says that he wants that to happen, but the proof will come with the actions taken by the team. “We are preparing to be more decisive, more aggressive, to field a team that is capable of winning the division, of making a deep playoff run,” <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/mlb-news-executive-says-hes-ready-for-more-aggressive-offseason-to-win-al-east/ar-AA1rUcb1">Breslow said</a>.</p><p>Red Sox fans will always fill Fenway Park and remain hopeful, but they will need to see some positive action before they believe it will happen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Red Sox most to blame for missing 2024 postseason

<!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', '/three-offseason-moves-red-sox-must-make-after-missing-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Three offseason moves Red Sox must make after missing playoffs');   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/2024/10/10-10-24-red-sox-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>Three offseason moves Red Sox must make after missing playoffs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-10T13:28:40-07:00">October 10th, 1:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T13:30:11-07:00">October 10th, 1:30pm</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox looked like they could be in position to make the postseason after a strong first half. However, after a brutal collapse, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-alex-cora-100-real-missing-postseason">Red Sox failed to earn a spot in October</a> for the third-straight season.</p><p>Despite the disappointing end to the season, the Red Sox did have some positives that they could build off of for 2025.</p><p>Their starting pitching took a significant step forward under new pitching coach Andrew Bailey, with Tanner Houck, Kutter Crawford and Brayan Bello all looking like potential long-term contributors. Outfielder Jarren Duran became one of the best all-around players in baseball and is looking like a franchise cornerstone. Rookies Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela both out-performed expectations, and should only improve.</p><p>Despite these developments, there are still a lot of changes that need to be made. With money to spend and a fanbase that is growing increasingly restless, here are the three moves that the Red Sox need to make in order to get back to the postseason in 2025.</p><h2><b>No. 1: Sign a top starting pitcher</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-10-24-fried-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Denis Poroy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The starting pitcher market this offseason is very robust. Players like Corbin Burnes, Blake Snell, Max Fried, Jack Flaherty, Nathan Eovaldi, Sean Manaea and Yusei Kikuchi could all be available as free agents. Burnes and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-blake-snell-free-agent-market-stands-resurgent-2024-second-half">Snell are likely to be the two most sought-after names</a> will command the highest contracts.</p><p>While those would both be great potential signings for the Red Sox, they both have significant risk. Snell was one of the biggest disappointments in baseball during the first half of last season, and while he turned things around in the second half, there is no guarantee which version of the two-time Cy Young winner a team would get in 2025. Burnes is approaching the wrong side of 30, and every year since becoming full-time starter in 2020, his strike out rate has gone down.</p><p>A more realistic, and potentially lower-risk option would be to target the next tier of pitchers, someone like Fried or Flaherty. Fried has gone under-the-radar as one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball these past few seasons, finishing this season with a 3.25 ERA and an MLB-leading two complete games. Flaherty would likely be slightly more affordable, and could also be a great option after a huge bounce-back season with the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Dodgers. With both teams this season, Flaherty had a 3.17 ERA and helped solidify a depleted Dodgers pitching staff down the stretch.</p><h2><b>No. 2: Bolster the bullpen</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-10-24-scott-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The biggest reason why the Red Sox did not make the postseason was because of how their bullpen performed in the second half. The Red Sox bullpen had an MLB-worst 5.45 ERA and blew 18 saves after the All-Star break. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-closer-kenley-jansen-sent-home-manager-alex-cora">Kenley Jansen, one of the lone bright spots in the bullpen</a>, expected to find a new team in free agency this offseason, it is crucial for the Red Sox to make some moves to acquire some top-end relief talent.</p><p>One player that would be a perfect fit is San Diego Padres reliever Tanner Scott. The Padres traded for Scott at the deadline from the Miami Marlins to act as their set-up man to closer Robert Suarez. Scott is going to command a closer’s salary, so it is unlikely that the Padres will be able to offer him the contract that he wants with Suarez still on the roster.</p><p>Another player to watch: Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-devin-williams-support-gm-game-3">Williams is expected to enter the final year of his contract</a>. If the Brewers do not plan on extending him, then they will almost certainly try and find a trade instead of letting him walk for nothing at the end of the season.</p><h2><b>No. 3: Trade an outfielder</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-10-24-duran-abreu-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Red Sox had one of the deepest outfields in baseball last season with Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu, Tyler O’Neill, Rob Refsnyder and Ceddanne Rafaela all contributing at a high level. That is not even including designated hitter Masataka Yoshida, who can also play left field. while O’Neill is a free agent, he has expressed a desire to return to the Red Sox. With so many options in the outfield, and prospects like Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell knocking on the door, it would make a lot of sense to move some of these pieces around.</p><p>The player that the Red Sox should focus on finding a deal for is Abreu. He showed a lot of promise in his rookie season, hitting .253/.322/.459 with 15 home runs while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-wilyer-abreu-has-fans-going-bonkers-after-legendary-outfield-effort-vs-yankees">playing elite defense in right field. While Abreu</a> would be a great player to watch develop, he may be the odd man out. He does not have as much versatility as Rafaela, who can also play shortstop and second base. He does not have as much potential as Anthony and Campbell. And, perhaps most importantly, he has more trade value than the older Refsnyder and Yoshida.</p><p>If the Red Sox are able to trade Abreu for a high-level starting pitcher, they should absolutely pursue that. One team that could be a fit for a potential trade centered around Abreu would be the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners had one of the worst offenses in baseball last season and have a plethora of elite, Major League-level starting pitching.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Three offseason moves Red Sox must make after missing playoffs

<!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', '/red-sox-news-luis-tiant-eligible-baseball-hall-of-fame');   ga('set', 'title', 'When Red Sox legend Luis Tiant is next eligible for HOF after passing away at 83');   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/2024/10/When-Luis-Tiant-is-next-eligible-for-Hall-of-Fame-after-passing-away-at-83-1.jpg"></figure><h1>When Red Sox legend Luis Tiant is next eligible for HOF after passing away at 83</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T09:48:00-07:00">October 8th, 9:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T09:48:00-07:00">October 8th, 9:48am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former MLB pitcher Luis Tiant, who played 19 seasons with six different teams, passed away Tuesday at 83. Best known for his eight seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Tiant was among the most electrifying pitchers of his era. Some believe he should end up in Cooperstown, N.Y. with other legends of the game.</p><p>Tiant has had several opportunities to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-joey-votto-will-earn-hall-of-fame-induction">voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame</a> but came up well short on most occasions. He was eligible for 15 years under the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot but never received more than 30.9% of the vote. At least 75% is needed in a given year to be elected.</p><p>Tiant again missed the mark from multiple committees voting, three times in six years from 2011 to 2017. With recent changes to the Hall of Fame’s voting process, Tiant might get another crack at joining baseball immortality.</p><p>Per a <a href="https://baseballhall.org/news/hall-of-fame-restructures-era-committee-frick-award-voting#:~:text=The%20Contemporary%20Baseball%20Era%20will,game%20have%20come%20since%201980" rel="noopener">change implemented in 2022</a>, former baseball figures not elected via the BBWAA ballot are eligible for three separate ballots that will rotate yearly. The Contemporary Baseball Era ballot is split into two: players who impacted the game since 1980 and managers, executives and umpires who followed suit in the same time span.</p><p>Tiant’s eligibility would come from the Classic Baseball Era committee, which is up for the first time next year for the Class of 2025. Unlike the Contemporary Era, the Classic Baseball Era’s nominees will consist of all baseball figures, including the Negro Leagues, who were involved before 1980.  According to the Hall of Fame’s website, all three ballots will have eight candidates.</p><p>Luis Tiant played from 1964 to 1982. He was an MLB All-Star three times, twice won the American League ERA title and finished top-six in Cy Young Award voting three times. In 1972, he was the first Red Sox pitcher to lead Major League Baseball in ERA since Lefty Grove in 1939.</p><p>Tiant is a member of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-dustin-pedroia-jonathan-papelbon-boston-2024-hall-of-fame-inductees">Red Sox Hall of Fame</a>, where he was inducted in 1997.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

When Red Sox legend Luis Tiant is next eligible for HOF after passing away at 83

<!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', '/red-sox-news-boston-utility-man-sets-record-straight-on-retirement-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox utility man sets record straight on retirement rumors');   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/2024/09/Boston-utility-man-sets-record-straight-on-retirement-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox utility man sets record straight on retirement rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-28T15:17:42-07:00">September 28th, 3:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-28T15:17:42-07:00">September 28th, 3:17pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. 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">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rays-vs-red-sox-prediction-odds-pick-9-28-2024">Boston Red Sox play the Tampa Bay Rays</a> to wrap up the regular season, the concern remains of the status of star Rob Refsnyder who hinted earlier in the season that he would retire as he’s 33-years old. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-alex-cora-100-real-missing-postseason">the Red Sox missing the postseason</a> and as time has passed, it seems more and more likely that Refsnyder will be with the ball club as <a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/09/red-sox-veteran-flirted-with-retirement-but-is-now-expected-back-in-25.html" rel="noopener">he spoke about his gratitude of being with Boston</a> according to Mass Live.</p><p>“I’ve been talking to Bres [Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow] a little bit,” Refsnyder said. “I don’t know when exactly that decision needs to be made, I love it here, I love Boston. If they pick up the option I’d love to be back and hopefully see everyone in spring training. If they don’t pick it up, then I’d gauge where the interest is and go from there. But I love it here, even the way the fans supported us when we were playing like (expletive). I think it’s the best fan base and I feel very fortunate to be part of this organization.</p><p>“Bres is great at his job and I’m sure he’s weighing all the options,” Refsnyder continued. “The pros and cons of everything. Bres is a true professional, but hopefully once the season is over, we’ll have some more answers.”</p><p>Last season, Breslow was solid as he hit a .283 batting average with 11 home runs and 40 RBIs.</p><h2><b>Red Sox’s Rob Refsnyder on how he feels heading into 10th season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Rob-Refsnyder-on-Sept.-9-2024.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There was a point in early September where <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-alex-cora-lineup-changes">Red Sox manager Alex Cora moved Refsnyder to first</a> in the batting order to be more productive as the star speaks about going into next season.</p><p>“I’ll be 34 in spring training. I could see myself playing for a couple more years honestly, if the situation is right,” Refsnyder said. “Especially if I’m here. You saw the core this year. It’s a pretty good core. I’m sure Bres is motivated and the front office is motivated. We as the players need to play better.”</p><p>The nine-year veteran in Refsnyder has been with the Red Sox for three seasons where in each one, the team has missed out on the postseason. If back with the team, there is no doubt that he’s hoping for big milestones like competing in the playoffs.</p><p>“I signed here after the ‘21 season because I wanted to be part of postseason baseball,” Refsnyder said. “To be able to go through some tough years, see a core form, get to know these guys… hopefully, next year we’re competing for a division and the postseason. I feel like that would be an amazing feeling and it would mean a lot more than just jumping on something. To be able to go through those down years and hopefully be on the up and make a postseason run, that would mean a lot.”</p><p>At any rate, Boston was 80-80 heading into the penultimate game of the season as they close the regular season against the Rays on Sunday afternoon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox utility man sets record straight on retirement rumors

<!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', '/red-sox-news-alex-cora-100-real-missing-postseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'Alex Cora gets 100% real on Red Sox missing postseason');   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/2024/09/Alex-Cora-gets-100-real-on-Boston-missing-postseason.jpg"></figure><h1>Alex Cora gets 100% real on Red Sox missing postseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T20:20:36-07:00">September 25th, 8:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T20:20:36-07:00">September 25th, 8:20pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-boston-fans-upset-after-playoff-hopes-spoiled-blue-jays">officially been eliminated from playoff contention</a>. The Red Sox will miss out on the postseason for the fifth time in the last six years. Manager Alex Cora and company last reached the playoffs as a Wild Card in 2021. Boston made it to the ALCS that season, where they lost in six games to Cora’s old crew, the Houston Astros.</p><p>This year the Red Sox were knocked out of contention by their American League East rivals the Toronto Blue Jays, who laid a 6-1 beating on Boston Wednesday night. Now 80-79 with three games remaining in the regular season, the Red Sox are in danger of finishing with a third straight losing season.</p><p>After the playoff elimination loss, Cora addressed the media. “Our goal was to make it to [the] playoffs. It didn’t happen, but it’s a <a href="https://x.com/IanMBrowne/status/1839129923555848694" rel="noopener">good learning experience</a> for those kids over there. Obviously, it’s going to be a different group next year, but for them to think that they were almost there. I mean, at one point it felt like we were a playoff-caliber team, and then we missed the opportunity. Let’s put it that way. You look around, you look at the teams that are fighting, we had it right there and we blew it,” Cora said of the Red Sox 2024 season, via MLB.com’s Ian Browne on X.</p><h2><b>Alex Cora and the Red Sox fell short of the playoffs again</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Alex-Cora.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Boston certainly appeared to be a playoff-caliber team earlier this season. However, the Red Sox fell apart over the second half, going just 27-36 since returning from the All-Star break, the sixth-worst record in baseball during that span.</p><p>The Red Sox needed to win the final four games of the regular season and get some help to snag the final AL Wild Card berth. Additionally, they needed to keep on winning without the services of third baseman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-rafael-devers-season-done-latest-injury-update">Rafael Devers, who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury</a> Saturday. The team was on the outside looking in at the playoffs but the Blue Jays made it official, ending Boston’s hopes of postseason baseball.</p><p>Despite the disappointing result, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/beantown-rundown-red-sox-set-wildly-important-offseason-encouraging-2024-campaign">the 2024 season was encouraging for the Red Sox</a>, who enter an important offseason for the future of the club. Boston does have some promising pieces to build around. In addition to Devers, Jarren Duran has impressed. His breakout 2024 campaign included a bit of history as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-jarren-duran-mlb-feat-stan-musial">Duran became the first player since Stan Musial</a> in 1946 to hit 47 doubles and 14 triples in a single season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Alex Cora gets 100% real on Red Sox missing postseason

<!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', '/red-sox-news-boston-fans-upset-after-playoff-hopes-spoiled-blue-jays');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox fans upset after playoff hopes get spoiled by Blue Jays');   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/2024/09/Red-Sox-news-Boston-fans-upset-after-playoff-hopes-get-spoiled-by-Blue-Jays-ADD-REACTIONS.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox fans upset after playoff hopes get spoiled by Blue Jays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T19:31:13-07:00">September 25th, 7:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T20:04:26-07:00">September 25th, 8:04pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-fatal-flaw-prevent-making-mlb-playoffs"> Red Sox are officially out of the playoffs</a> for the third straight season with their 6-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Alex Cora’s squad hasn’t been the same since getting ousted by the Houston Astros in the 2021 ALCS.</p><p>Red Sox fans <a href="https://x.com/BallParkBuzz/status/1839125657726423359" rel="noopener">aren’t taking the news well,</a> via social media.</p><p>“3 straight.</p><p>5 out of 6.</p><p>An unacceptable precedent being set by the Red Sox brass,” @BallParkBuzz said.</p><p>The user was referencing the fact that except for 2021, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-breakout-september-playoffs-ahead">Red Sox have missed the playoffs </a>each year since 2019.</p><p>Fans <a href="https://twitter.com/LiamFennessy_/status/1839123038547177514" rel="noopener">even got creative with</a> PhotoShop after Cora’s postgame comments</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">raise it <a href="https://t.co/jOmiJFuYJV">https://t.co/jOmiJFuYJV</a> <a href="https://t.co/EOTTpkeMrG">pic.twitter.com/EOTTpkeMrG</a></p><p>— Liam Fennessy (@LiamFennessy_) <a href="https://twitter.com/LiamFennessy_/status/1839123038547177514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Raise it,” @LiamFennessy_ said with an edited flag of the phrase “we blew it” being raised in Fenway Park.</p><p>Meanwhile, New York Yankees <a href="https://x.com/ChrisKirschner/status/1839118080351387856" rel="noopener">fans got petty</a>, via The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner.</p><p>“Gerrit Cole will not be thanked,” Kirschner said.</p><p>Kirschner referenced Cora’s comments after Boston’s 7-1 victory over New York on September 14.</p><p>“If this happens (making the playoffs), we’re going to look back at yesterday. We’re probably going to thank Gerrit Cole for getting us going,” Cora said. “Hopefully it happens and hopefully we can face him in the playoffs because he will have to pitch to him. Hopefully it happens. We still have a long way to go. I’m not promising that we’re going to make the playoffs, but if we do, we’re going to look back on Saturday.”</p><p>Cora took exception to Cole drilling Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers in the first inning, then intentionally walking him with the bases empty in the next at-bat. Unfortunately for Boston, Cora’s fiery words did nothing to help its season.</p><p>What lies ahead for the Red Sox?</p><h2><b>The Red Sox will rely on young players</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Red-Sox-Vaughn-Grissom.jpg"><figcaption>© Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>While 2024 wasn’t a banner year for Boston, the club has a bright future. Former Atlanta Braves top prospect Vaughn Grissom should be healthy to man second base, whereas current top prospect and fellow infielder Marcelo Mayer will be ready for his first big-league season. No. 2 prospect Roman Anthony should get time in the outfield at some point as well.</p><p>The Red Sox have several core veterans returning as well, including Devers, Triston Casas, and Trevor Story. If Cora can’t lead them to the playoffs next year, though, his seat will get hot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox fans upset after playoff hopes get spoiled by Blue Jays

<!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', '/beantown-rundown-red-sox-set-wildly-important-offseason-encouraging-2024-campaign');   ga('set', 'title', 'Beantown Rundown: Red Sox set for wildly important offseason after encouraging 2024 campaign');   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/2024/09/Beantown-Rundown-Red-Sox-set-for-wildly-important-offseason-after-encouraging-2024-campaign.jpg"></figure><h1>Beantown Rundown: Red Sox set for wildly important offseason after encouraging 2024 campaign</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T06:08:21-07:00">September 25th, 6:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T06:08:21-07:00">September 25th, 6:08am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox aren’t technically eliminated from playoff contention yet thanks to their recent four-game winning streak, but considering how they 3.5 games out of the final American League wild card spot with just four games left to play, it’s safe to say they’d need a lot of things to go their way in order for them to be playing postseason baseball this year.</p><p>With an 80-78 record, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-kenley-jansen-season-ends-boston-roster-move">Red Sox</a> have been closing out the season strong after struggling for much of the second half of the season. Finishing with a record at or above .500 would have to be considered a win for this team considering how low expectations were entering the year, and it’s clear that there are some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-jarren-duran-mlb-feat-stan-musial">key pieces</a> already on this squad that are <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/boston-red-sox-news/alex-cora-believes-he-has-found-the-red-sox-s-next-leader-is-he-right-jackson3" rel="noopener">worth building around</a>.</p><p>And yet, while the 2024 campaign has been a step in the right direction, it still isn’t nearly good enough to appease the championship hungry Boston fans. Things are trending in the right direction, but the Sox unexpected success in 2024 has set the stage for a wildly important offseason that could determine what the future of the franchise looks like.</p><h2><b>Why Red Sox face make-or-break offseason</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Craig-Breslow-of-the-Red-Sox.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s pretty strange to consider how different the vibes surrounding the Red Sox are now compared to when the season started. Boston was fresh off an incredibly disappointing offseason that saw their front make very few upgrades to their roster, and considering how poorly they played in 2023, many folks were expecting much of the same.</p><p>Instead, this team ended up defying expectations, despite having several reasons to struggle like everyone expected them to. They dealt with a rash of injuries from the get-go, and it seemed like they didn’t have the depth to deal with those ailments even before they popped up. And yet they somehow could find a way to post an above .500 record for the year.</p><p>In the process, Boston identified a group of players who they believe they can build around. Everyone already knew Rafael Devers was a superstar, but he got some help from a surprisingly strong supporting cast that featured guys like Jarren Duran, Tyler O’Neill, Wilyer Abreu, Masataka Yoshida, Connor Wong, and Triston Casas (when he was healthy, of course).</p><p>The pitching staff was expected to be one of the worst in the league, and yet they managed to be middling, which is really better than anyone could have hoped for. Tanner Houck and Kutter Crawford both proved they could be capable starters for a contender, while Brayan Bello has put together a very strong second half of the season after struggling mightily out of the gate. The bullpen, which was pieced together all year long, saw guys like Greg Weissert and Justin Slaten emerge as key contributors.</p><p>That brings us to the offseason, where Boston will need to spend in order to make some serious upgrades to this team. The pitching staff as a whole needs a ton of help. Somehow, someway, an ace needs to be brought in to lead the starting rotation, and getting more relievers who can excel in high-leverage situations would be a good idea too. It wouldn’t hurt if a couple of these arms were left-handed pitchers too.</p><p>Offensively, the Sox probably don’t have to do too much. They managed to be a solid team at the plate all year long, despite the fact Casas and Trevor Story have combined to play in just 82 games. When you consider the fact that prospects like Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell, Marcelo Mayer, and Kyle Teel all could be making their way to the majors in 2025, it looks like Boston is largely in a good place in this department.</p><p>After a few years of penny-pinching from the team’s ownership group, the time is now to get back in the game. John Henry and company cannot simply sit out free agency like they have done in years past. This team has the potential to become a true playoff contender as soon as next season if the front office pushes the right buttons this offseason, but they need ownership to allow them to dust off the checkbook and finally put it to use.</p><p>Whether that happens is as good as anyone’s guess, but this offseason could finally be the one where Boston puts all the pieces of the puzzle together and turns themselves back into one of the top teams in the league. The destruction of their 2018 World Series squad was painful, but the brighter days that were always believed to be ahead are finally in sight. And if things go Boston’s way, the 2025 campaign could end up being even more exciting than the 2024 one was.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Beantown Rundown: Red Sox set for wildly important offseason after encouraging 2024 campaign

<!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', '/red-sox-vs-blue-jays-prediction-odds-pick-9-25-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox vs. Blue Jays prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024');   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/2024/09/Red-Sox-vs-Blue-Jays-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox vs. Blue Jays prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-25T05:58:42-07:00">September 25th, 5:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-25T05:58:42-07:00">September 25th, 5:58am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox look to keep playoff hopes alive as they face the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Red Sox-Blue Jays prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Red Sox-Blue Jays Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Richard Fitts</b> vs. <b>Kevin Gausman</b></p><p><b>Richard Fitts </b>(0-0) with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Fitts went five innings, giving up five hits and a walk. He would not surrender a run, but take the no-decision as the Red Sox lost to the Twins in 12 innings.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Fitts has made one start on the road, giving up two hits and three walks in five innings.</p><p><b>Kevin Gausman </b>(13-11) with a 3.91 ERA and a .1.22 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Gausman went five innings, giving up just one walk and no runs. He would take the win over the Rangers.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Gausman is 5-6 at home this year with a 5.26 ERA and a .260 opponent batting average in 15 starts.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Red Sox-Blue Jays Odds</b></h2><p>Boston Red Sox: +1.5 (-194)</p><p>Moneyline: +114</p><p>Toronto Blue Jays: -1.5 (+160)</p><p>Moneyline: -134</p><p>Over: 8 (-115)</p><p>Under: 8 (-105)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Red Sox vs. Blue Jays</b></h2><p>Time: 7:07 PM ET/ 4:07 PT</p><p>TV: NESN/Sportsnet</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Red Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Red Sox are ninth in runs scored, sixth in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging. Rafael Devers has led the way. He is hitting .272 this year with a .354 on-base percentage. He has 28 home runs and 83 RBIs this year. Further, Devers has scored 87 times on the year. Jarren Duran is also having a solid year. He is hitting .285 on the year with a .343 on-base percentage. Duran has 21 home runs and 75 RBIs. Further, he has stolen 34 bases and scored 107 times. Ceddanne Rafaela rounds out the top bats of the year. He is hitting .247 on the year with a .276 on-base percentage. Rafaela has 15 home runs and 71 RBIs while scoring 70 times. Further, he has stolen 19 bases this year.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-triston-casas-misses-chance-join-exclusive-4-home-run-club">Triston Casas has been great</a> in the last week. Casas is hitting .227 in the last week with a .393 on-base percentage. He has four home runs, nine RBIs, and six runs scored in the last week. Romy Gonzalez is also hitting well. He is hitting .333 in the last week with two home runs, six RBIs, and three runs scored. Rounding out the best bats in the last week with Jarren Duran. He is hitting .250 in the last week with a .344 on-base percentage. He has three RBIs, two stolen bases, and three runs scored. The Red Sox are hitting just .197 in the last week, with seven home runs and 28 runs scored in the last seven games.</p><p>Current Red Sox have 83 career at-bats against Kevin Gausman. They have hit .241 against him. Trevor Story has the most experience but is just 3-25. Meanwhile, Jarren Duran is 6-16 with a home run and an RBI. Finally, Tyler O’Neill is 2-10 with a home run and two RBIs against Gausman.</p><h2><b>Why The Blue Jays Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Blue Jays are 20th in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 17th in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the way. He is hitting .324 this year with a .397 on-base percentage. Guerrero has 30 home runs, 100 RBIs, and 97 runs scored on the year. All of those marks lead the team. Alejandro Kirk has also been solid this year. He is hitting .247 on the year with a .313 on-base percentage. He has five home runs, 50 RBIs, and 22 runs scored. George Springer rounds out the top bats of the year. Springer is hitting .220 this year with a .302 on-base percentage. He has 19 home runs and 56 RBIs. Further, he has stolen 15 bases and scored 73 times in the year.</p><p>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has led the way in the last week. He is hitting .419 with a .439 on-base percentage. Guerrero has two home runs, four RBIs, and five runs scored in the last week. Ernie Clement is also hitting well. He is hitting .320 in the last week with a .346 on-base percentage. He has just two RBIs and one run scored in the last week. The Blue Jays are hitting .236 in the last week with three home runs and 16 runs scored in the last seven games.</p><h2><b>Final Red Sox-Blue Jays Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>David Fitts has been solid in his three starts this year. He has pitched 15.2 innings, giving up 13 hits and five walks, while giving up two runs, both unearned. Still, the Red Sox have not won a game Fitts has started. Meanwhile, Kevin Gausman has been solid this month. In 18 innings of work, he has given up five runs, while the Blue Jays have gone 3-1 in those starts. The Red Sox have not hit well in the last week, but are in the midst of a playoff chase. They will stay alive with a win in this one.</p><p><b>Final Red Sox-Blue Jays Prediction &amp; Pick:  Red Sox ML (+114) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays prediction, odds, pick – 9/25/2024

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He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While the Boston <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-alex-cora-major-culprit-behind-struggles-this-season">Red Sox didn’t have a great season</a>, their closer was splendid once again. Right-handed hurler <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-kenley-jansens-3-word-take-playoff-hopes-quiet-offseason">Kenley Jansen’s season</a> officially ended on Monday due to injury, however.</p><p>Boston put Jansen <a href="https://x.com/RedSox/status/1838312836495249885" rel="noopener">on the 15-day IL</a>, via the team’s social media.</p><p>“The Red Sox today placed RHP Kenley Jansen on the 15-Day Injured List with right shoulder inflammation,” the team reported. “To fill his spot on the active roster, Boston recalled RHP Chase Shugart from Triple-A Worcester.”</p><p>Jansen finished the year with 27 saves out of 31 opportunities and a 3.29 ERA across 54 appearances. The veteran was tied with Oakland Athletics phenom Mason Miller for the 10th-most saves in the MLB.</p><p>Shugart is still getting his feet wet in the big leagues, allowing four earned runs in his first six career innings so far this year. THe right-hander is 27-19 with a 4.68 ERA across 382.1 minor-league innings.</p><p>Will Jansen return to the Red Sox next year?</p><h2><b>Kenley Jansen isn’t a great fit for the Red Sox anymore</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kenley-Jansen.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Jansen had fun in Boston, but he wants to<a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/09/as-kenley-jansen-reflects-on-disappointing-red-sox-time-yankees-loom-as-threat.html" rel="noopener"> play for a perennial contender,</a> via Mass Live’s Chris Cotilli.</p><p>“I’m always gonna look for winning. Contending,” the 36-year-old said. “That’s going to be my priority…I want to be in a situation where we can contend for a title. That’s it…I had a blast wearing this [Red Sox] uniform, playing for these fans.”</p><p>Jansen spent his first 12 MLB seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who consistently contended and even won the World Series in 2020. The Red Sox, though, haven’t reached those heights since the closer signed with them in 2023.</p><p>A <a href="https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1811465915965259868" rel="noopener">return to the</a> Dodgers could be in order, as he admitted back in July that he’s thought about it, via Foul Territory.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I wanna see myself retiring in Dodger blue"<a href="https://twitter.com/kenleyjansen74?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kenleyjansen74</a> talks about whether he could realistically finish his career with the <a href="https://twitter.com/Dodgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Dodgers</a> <a href="https://t.co/hBCP9J99aO">pic.twitter.com/hBCP9J99aO</a></p><p>— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1811465915965259868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I wanna see myself retire in Dodger Blue, but is it a reality? No. I don’t know because I don’t have control over that,” Jansen admitted. “Also, I don’t know what they’re thinking, and at the end of the day, it’s a business, right? So I want to compete, and if a team out there wants to compete for championships, that’s what I wanna do. I wanna chase championships. Whoever wants me on their roster when I’m a free agent and gives the best for me and my family, that’s where I would go.”</p><p>The New York Yankees could be another option, as Clay Holmes fell from grace this season after making the All-Star team, leading the league with 13 blown saves. The 31-year-old is no longer the club’s closer.</p><p>Regardless, Jansen is a perfect fit for a World Series-caliber team needing bullpen help.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kenley Jansen’s season ends with latest Red Sox roster move

<!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', '/red-sox-vs-blue-jays-prediction-odds-pick-9-24-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Red Sox vs. Blue Jays prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024');   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/2024/09/Red-Sox-vs-Blue-Jays-prediction-odds-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>Red Sox vs. Blue Jays prediction, odds, pick – 9/24/2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-24T04:59:55-07:00">September 24th, 4:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-24T07:18:47-07:00">September 24th, 7:18am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Red Sox look to keep playoff hopes alive as they face the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Red Sox-Blue Jays prediction and pick.</p><h2><b>Red Sox-Blue Jays Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Brayan Bello</b> vs. <b>Bowden Francis</b></p><p><b>Brayan Bello</b> (14-8) with a 4.49 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Bello went 5.2 innings, giving up five hits and two walks. He would give up just one run, but take the loss to the Rays.</p><p>2024 Road Splits: Bello is 8-4 on the road with a 4.19 ERA and a .248 opponent batting average.</p><p><b>Bowden Francis</b> (8-5) with a 3.47 ERA and a .93 WHIP</p><p>Last Start: Francis went six innings, giving up five hits, a walk, and a home run. He would give up two runs, and take the loss to the Texas Rangers.</p><p>2024 Home Splits: Francis is 3-1 in four starts and 12 appearances at home. He has a 3.80 ERA and a .201 opponent batting average.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Red Sox-Blue Jays Odds</b></h2><p>Boston Red Sox: +1.5 (-194)</p><p>Moneyline: +108</p><p>Toronto Blue Jays: -1.5 (+160)</p><p>Moneyline: -126</p><p>Over: 8 (-110)</p><p>Under: 8 (-110)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Red Sox vs. Blue Jays</b></h2><p>Time: 7:07 PM ET/ 4:07 PT</p><p>TV: NESN/Sportsnet</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Red Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Red Sox are ninth in runs scored, sixth in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging. Rafael Devers has led the way. He is hitting .272 this year with a .354 on-base percentage. He has 28 home runs and 83 RBIs this year. Further, Devers has scored 87 times on the year. Jarren Duran is also having a solid year. He is hitting .285 on the year with a .343 on-base percentage. Duran has 21 home runs and 75 RBIs. Further, he has stolen 34 bases and scored 107 times. Ceddanne Rafaela rounds out the top bats of the year. He is hitting .247 on the year with a .276 on-base percentage. Rafaela has 15 home runs and 71 RBIs while scoring 70 times. Further, he has stolen 19 bases this year.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-triston-casas-misses-chance-join-exclusive-4-home-run-club">Triston Casas has been great</a> in the last week. Casas is hitting .250 in the last week with a .348 on-base percentage. He has four home runs, nine RBIs, and five runs scored in the last week. Romy Gonzalez is also hitting well. He is hitting .333 in the last week with two home runs, six RBIs, and three runs scored. Rounding out the best bats in the last week with Trevor Story. He is hitting .294 in the last week with a home run, two RBIs, and three runs scored. The Red Sox are hitting .199 in the last week with seven home runs and 24 RBIs in the last six games.</p><p>Current Red Sox have 25 career at-bats against Bowden Francis. They have just one hit against him. Nick Sogard is one for two against Francis.</p><h2><b>Why The Blue Jays Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Blue Jays are 20th in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 17th in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the way. He is hitting .327 this year with a .399 on-base percentage. Guerrero has 30 home runs, 100 RBIs, and 97 runs scored on the year. All of those marks lead the team. Alejandro Kirk has also been solid this year. He is hitting .247 on the year with a .313 on-base percentage. He has five home runs, 50 RBIs, and 22 runs scored. George Springer rounds out the top bats of the year. Springer is hitting .219 this year with a .303 on-base percentage. He has 19 home runs and 56 RBIs. Further, he has stolen 15 bases and scored 73 times in the year.</p><p>Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has led the way in the last week. He is hitting .481 with a .500 on-base percentage. Guerrero has two home runs, four RBIs, and five runs scored in the last week. Ernie Clement is also hitting well. He is hitting .318 in the last week with a .348 on-base percentage. He has just two RBIs and one RBI in the last week. The Blue Jays are hitting .243 in the last week with three home runs and 17 runs scored in the last six games.</p><p>Current Blue Jays have hit .320 in 75 at-bats against Brayan Bello. Vladimir Guerrero is 9-22 with three doubles, two home runs, and eight RBIs against Bello. George Spring is 8-23 with a home run and two RBIs. Finally, Addison Barger is 3-6 with two doubles against Bello.</p><h2><b>Final Red Sox-Blue Jays Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Brayan Bello has been solid as of late. In his last three starts, he had given up four runs in 16.1 innings. Further, the Red Sox are 2-1 in those games. Meanwhile, Bowden Francis has given up six runs in 20 innings over his last three starts. The Blue Jays have lost all three games though. The Red Sox are scoring four runs per game as of late, while the Blue Jays are scoring under three runs per game. With the better pitcher and better offense, take the Red Sox in this one.</p><p><b>Final Red Sox-Blue Jays Prediction &amp; Pick: Red Sox ML (+108) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran has solidified himself as one of the best players in Major League Baseball after a breakout 2024 season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-alex-cora-issues-eye-opening-jarren-duran-take-after-historic-night">Duran added to his career year</a> by making some very cool history during the Red Sox’s 4-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.</p><p>During the win, Duran went 2-for-5 with a double and a triple, his 47th and 14th of the season, respectively. Duran is <a href="https://x.com/gfstarr1/status/1838379958000828652" rel="noopener">the first</a> player since Stan Musial in 1946 to hit at least 47 doubles and 14 triples in the same season according to Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald.</p><p>Musial is one of the best players in MLB history. During his Hall of Fame career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Musial was a 24-time All-Star, seven-time batting champion, two-time RBI leader, three-time MVP and won three World Series. “Stan the Man” had 3,630 hits, 475 home runs, 1951 RBIs and a career .331/.417/.559 slash line.</p><p>During Musial’s historic 1946 season, he hit .365/.434/.587 with 16 home runs, 103 RBIs, 50 doubles and 20 triples on his way to his second of three MVPs.</p><p>The fact that Duran is in the same conversation as one of the all-time greats shows just how incredible of a season he is having and how important he is to the Red Sox’s future.</p><h2><b>Jarren Duran’s 2024 season with the Boston Red Sox</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-23-24-duran-image.jpg"><figcaption>© Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With just under a week left in the regular season, through 155 games, Duran is slashing .286/.344/.498 with 21 home runs, 34 stolen bases, an MLB-leading 47 doubles, and is tied for the MLB-lead with 14 triples.</p><p>Duran has also played elite outfield defense in center and left field. A first-time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/red-sox-news-jarren-duran-admission-winning-mlb-all-star-game-mvp">All-Star, Duran was the MVP</a> of the Midsummer Classic after hitting a two-run home run off of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Greene.</p><p>While the Red Sox, who are currently 3½ games out of the third and final American League Wild Card spot and would need close to a miracle to make the postseason, have disappointed this season, the 28-year-old Duran has given Boston fans something to be hopeful for in the future.</p><p>His combination of pure hitting, speed, and defense make him one of the most valuable players in all of baseball.</p><p>Duran currently has four more years of team control and is on a very team-friendly contract. In fact, he won’t be eligible for arbitration until after the 2025 season. While Duran is a prime candidate for an extension, his contract situation gives the Red Sox lots of flexibility going forward and should help them be in position to spend going forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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