Mookie Betts is the American League MVP for the first time in his professional baseball career. Since the Boston Red Sox won the World Series this year, many predicted that Mookie would win the MVP. Be sure to check-out my Boston Red Sox Win World Series post to read more about this year’s team.
Tag: Boston
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Boston Red Sox Win World Series
Boston Red Sox win the World Series with a strong pitching performance by David Price last night. And, Chris Sale struck out the side in the 9th inning to cap their historical year.
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Boston Red Sox Win ALCS 4 – 1
The Boston Red Sox win the American League Conference Series with a score of 4 – 1. So funny enough, the Sox won the series in five games and the score was the same as their record in this series.
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Best Sports Month – October 2018
Best sports month for any fan is October. No doubt, no matter what sport you love, you can find it on television. So, let’s take a look at all the sports you can tune into this month.
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Boston Red Sox Advance ALCS 2018
So after last nights exciting win in New York, the Boston Red Sox advance to the ALCS. When the Sox headed to New York, the series was 1 – 1. After game 2, I thought here we go again. Are the Sox going to be eliminated early in the postseason? Check out my Red Sox Playoff Struggles post to read more about Games 1 and 2.
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Red Sox Playoff Struggles 2018
Clearly, the Sox playoff struggles were evident in both Friday and Saturday’s games. Although the Red Sox won the series opener with a score of 5 – 4, I had some reservations after seeing Friday nights game. Check out my Boston Red Sox Home Field Advantage post to read more about this series.
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Boston Red Sox Home Field Advantage 2018
The Boston Red Sox have home field advantage for the 2018 postseason. First and foremost, this year’s team has set a franchise record with 108 wins. Now, that the regular season is behind us, the post season begins.
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Red Sox Celebrate Third Consecutive Title
Red Sox celebrate their third consecutive title last night with a win at Yankee Stadium. Since I’m a big Sox fan, I was hoping they would have won in Game 1 of the series. But, a win is a win!
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Red Sox Cleveland Indians Series 2018
In the first series of the 2018 season, let’s take a look at the Red Sox v Cleveland Indians match-up. Although last year, the Sox won the season series with a 4 – 3 advantage; who will hold the advantage this year?
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Red Sox Dominance Against Yankees 2018
Red Sox dominance against the New York Yankees ended in a four game sweep in the wee hours of the morning. Before this series, the Yankees were 5 -4 in games thus far. But after the Sox swept the Yankees in four, the Red Sox have the advantage and have now gone ahead of the Yankees in their series with an 8 – 5 advantage.
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Boston Red Sox Trade Transactions 2018
So, Boston Red Sox Trade activity started before today’s deadline. Although today at 4:00 p.m. is the non-waiver trade deadline; there can still be trades if a team places a player on waivers after the deadline. When the season first started, there was a lot of hope for the Red Sox. Be sure to visit my Red Sox Opening Day 2018 Season post.
Boston Red Sox Trade Activity
So back in June, the Sox first signed three-time, All Star Brandon Phillips to a minor league deal. And, than the first player the Red Sox acquired was Steven Pearce from the Toronto Blue Jays. For Pearce and cash considerations, the Sox traded Santiago Espinal. Ironically, this happened in the same division.
Another trade that happened in our division was the Sox traded minor league pitcher, Jalen Beeks to the Tampa Bay Rays for Nathan Eovaldi. And, today’s news is Dave Dombrowski acquired second baseman, Ian Kinsler and cash considerations for two minor league pitchers from the Los Angeles Angels.
Trade Deadline
Since the American League has been very active in adding bullpen help; the Sox haven’t acquired any relief help as of yet. As we approach the last hour, will the Sox be successful in acquiring another arm for the bullpen? And, will they find their 2019 closer? Because Craig Kimbrel will be a free agent, chances are the Sox will not sign him.
Due to many pitchers not going the full game, baseball has become more dependent on the bullpen. Equally important, Red Sox Nation hope they will acquire another arm. Meanwhile, my eyes and ears remain wide open as the clock is winding down.
In summary, the Sox seem to be done after acquiring Ian Kinsler. As teams see their playoff hopes die, will certain relief pitchers be placed on waivers? With the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Houston Astros all adding relief pitchers; have the Red Sox done enough for October ball.
So, unless we hear something in the next few minutes; it seems the team didn’t make any moves at the deadline.
As always, I welcome your comments.