Alex Speier
@alexspeier.bsky.social
Boston Globe reporter. Registered in the Ecktionary as “Stat Masterson.” Author of “Homegrown” (https://bookshop.org/p/books/homegrown-how-the-red-sox-built-a-champion-from-the-ground-up-alex-speier/8023395)
I was an AL Rookie of the Year voter this year. I voted for:
1) Kurtz
2) Anthony
3) Wilson
4) Montgomery
5) Cameron
Kurtz was incredible and requires no real explanation. The rest of the field was incredibly deep with some outstanding performers. As for Anthony/Wilson ...
1) Kurtz
2) Anthony
3) Wilson
4) Montgomery
5) Cameron
Kurtz was incredible and requires no real explanation. The rest of the field was incredibly deep with some outstanding performers. As for Anthony/Wilson ...
November 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I was an AL Rookie of the Year voter this year. I voted for:
1) Kurtz
2) Anthony
3) Wilson
4) Montgomery
5) Cameron
Kurtz was incredible and requires no real explanation. The rest of the field was incredibly deep with some outstanding performers. As for Anthony/Wilson ...
1) Kurtz
2) Anthony
3) Wilson
4) Montgomery
5) Cameron
Kurtz was incredible and requires no real explanation. The rest of the field was incredibly deep with some outstanding performers. As for Anthony/Wilson ...
Breslow was slightly circumspect about the team’s interest in Bregman (or anyone else), saying that he had “a massively positive impact” on several aspects of the organization but stopping short of saying directly that the team would want him back. Again, that was in the context of Breslow…
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Breslow was slightly circumspect about the team’s interest in Bregman (or anyone else), saying that he had “a massively positive impact” on several aspects of the organization but stopping short of saying directly that the team would want him back. Again, that was in the context of Breslow…
Breslow said Story is the shortstop for 2026, and the team feels confident in his defensive ability at the position.
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Breslow said Story is the shortstop for 2026, and the team feels confident in his defensive ability at the position.
Breslow says the team’s priorities this offseason are the addition of middle-of-the-order power and a starter who could pitch either alongside or right behind Crochet. He said the Sox won’t be spending much time on Nos 4 or 5 starters.
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Breslow says the team’s priorities this offseason are the addition of middle-of-the-order power and a starter who could pitch either alongside or right behind Crochet. He said the Sox won’t be spending much time on Nos 4 or 5 starters.
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Previewing the GM meetings (and building on Trevor Story’s Red Sox rocketship metaphor): www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/09/s...
Red Sox’ rocket ship reaches launching pad in Las Vegas to begin offseason fueling at GM meetings - The Boston Globe
Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso, and front-office restructuring will be among the topics for the Red Sox' Craig Breslow and his inner circle as decision-makers from across MLB gather.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Previewing the GM meetings (and building on Trevor Story’s Red Sox rocketship metaphor): www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/09/s...
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Catch up on a sneaky-busy day of Red Sox stuff: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/s...
Red Sox set starter Lucas Giolito free into open market unencumbered by qualifying offer - The Boston Globe
The deadline for the Red Sox to make that decision coincided with the official opening of free agency in Major League Baseball. It means an opening in the top half of the starting rotation is for sure...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Catch up on a sneaky-busy day of Red Sox stuff: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/s...
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Source confirms: Lucas Giolito did not receive the qualifying offer from the Red Sox.
He is a free agent without the QO weighing him down. The Red Sox won't get a bonus draft pick if he signs with another club.
He is a free agent without the QO weighing him down. The Red Sox won't get a bonus draft pick if he signs with another club.
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Source confirms: Lucas Giolito did not receive the qualifying offer from the Red Sox.
He is a free agent without the QO weighing him down. The Red Sox won't get a bonus draft pick if he signs with another club.
He is a free agent without the QO weighing him down. The Red Sox won't get a bonus draft pick if he signs with another club.
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The Red Sox designated Luis Guerrero for assignment, they announced.
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Red Sox designated Luis Guerrero for assignment, they announced.
On the latest 310 to Left, Trevor Story talked with @tcaron.bsky.social and me about what he characterized as an easy decision to forgo the opt-out and stay in Boston: “We’re finally good.” On his decision, and astronautical ambitions youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
On the latest 310 to Left, Trevor Story talked with @tcaron.bsky.social and me about what he characterized as an easy decision to forgo the opt-out and stay in Boston: “We’re finally good.” On his decision, and astronautical ambitions youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Trevor Story, in an appearance on 310 to Left that will air tomorrow, explained the decision not to opt out: "It’s pretty simple. There’s not another organization I want to be a part of. I’m just in love with the place, and got some unfinished business." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/s...
Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story explains decision not to opt out of his contract - The Boston Globe
“At this point in my career, it’s not about making decisions based on money. It never has been,” Story said on NESN’s “310 to left” podcast, in an interview that will air on Thursday.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Trevor Story, in an appearance on 310 to Left that will air tomorrow, explained the decision not to opt out: "It’s pretty simple. There’s not another organization I want to be a part of. I’m just in love with the place, and got some unfinished business." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/s...
Also worth noting: Duran received a $100K buyout because the Sox declined their $8.4M bonus for next year. As for next year’s bonuses, he gets $25K for reaching each of 3 milestones: 450 PAs, 500 PAs, and 550 PAs.
Jarren Duran and the Red Sox agreed to a one-year, $7.7M deal for 2026. He can make $75K in performance bonuses.
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Also worth noting: Duran received a $100K buyout because the Sox declined their $8.4M bonus for next year. As for next year’s bonuses, he gets $25K for reaching each of 3 milestones: 450 PAs, 500 PAs, and 550 PAs.
Jarren Duran and the Red Sox agreed to a one-year, $7.7M deal for 2026. He can make $75K in performance bonuses.
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Jarren Duran and the Red Sox agreed to a one-year, $7.7M deal for 2026. He can make $75K in performance bonuses.
Per source, Lucas Giolito will decline the player side of his mutual option with the Red Sox. Sox now have to decide whether to make him a 1-year $22M qualifying offer.
November 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Per source, Lucas Giolito will decline the player side of his mutual option with the Red Sox. Sox now have to decide whether to make him a 1-year $22M qualifying offer.
It’s official.
Alex Bregman opted out of his contract today.
November 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It’s official.
Hall of Fame announces the 8 players up for consideration by the Contemporaries Baseball Era Committee this year. Dwight Evans is not among them. They are: Bonds, Clemens, Delgado, Kent, Mattingly, Murphy, Sheffield, Valenzuela
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hall of Fame announces the 8 players up for consideration by the Contemporaries Baseball Era Committee this year. Dwight Evans is not among them. They are: Bonds, Clemens, Delgado, Kent, Mattingly, Murphy, Sheffield, Valenzuela
On Rafaela and Abreu - the anchors of what the Red Sox believed to be the best defensive outfield in baseball - winning Gold Gloves: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/02/s...
Red Sox’ Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu field honors as American League Gold Glove Award winners - The Boston Globe
The joint wins marked the first time that multiple Red Sox have been recognized as Gold Glovers since 2018, when center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and right fielder Mookie Betts (as well as midseason ...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
On Rafaela and Abreu - the anchors of what the Red Sox believed to be the best defensive outfield in baseball - winning Gold Gloves: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/02/s...
And Ceddanne Rafaela wins the AL Gold Glove in center. First time the Sox have had two winners in the same year since 2018 (Betts, Bradley, Kinsler).
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
And Ceddanne Rafaela wins the AL Gold Glove in center. First time the Sox have had two winners in the same year since 2018 (Betts, Bradley, Kinsler).
Wilyer Abreu wins his second straight Gold Glove as the top AL defensive RF.
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Wilyer Abreu wins his second straight Gold Glove as the top AL defensive RF.
Is the offseason a marathon? Maybe. If so, Alex Cora opened it appropriately by running his 26.2 in NY today. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/02/s...
Red Sox manager Alex Cora finishes New York City Marathon - The Boston Globe
Cora completed the 26.2 miles through the boroughs of New York City along with his partner, Angelica Feliciano.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Is the offseason a marathon? Maybe. If so, Alex Cora opened it appropriately by running his 26.2 in NY today. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/02/s...
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw the Dodgers first pitch of the regular season on March 18 in Tokyo and the last pitch in Game 7 of the World Series in Toronto on Nov. 1.
During it all, Yamamoto posted a 2.30 ERA and 0.95 WHIP across 211 combined regular season and postseason innings (and 3,315 pitches).
During it all, Yamamoto posted a 2.30 ERA and 0.95 WHIP across 211 combined regular season and postseason innings (and 3,315 pitches).
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw the Dodgers first pitch of the regular season on March 18 in Tokyo and the last pitch in Game 7 of the World Series in Toronto on Nov. 1.
During it all, Yamamoto posted a 2.30 ERA and 0.95 WHIP across 211 combined regular season and postseason innings (and 3,315 pitches).
During it all, Yamamoto posted a 2.30 ERA and 0.95 WHIP across 211 combined regular season and postseason innings (and 3,315 pitches).
INCREDIBLE. An all-time great World Series featuring an incredible number of Hall of Fame-caliber players who did Hall of Fame-caliber things…. And where supporting players still managed to overshadow them in many ways. Truly spectacular.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
INCREDIBLE. An all-time great World Series featuring an incredible number of Hall of Fame-caliber players who did Hall of Fame-caliber things…. And where supporting players still managed to overshadow them in many ways. Truly spectacular.
Is it too much to ask for Ohtani to re-enter as a closer?
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Is it too much to ask for Ohtani to re-enter as a closer?
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Will Smith with the first extra-inning home run in a winner-take-all game in World Series history
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Will Smith with the first extra-inning home run in a winner-take-all game in World Series history
Why are we only talking about Grover Cleveland Alexander without any mention of Randy Johnson in 2001?
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Why are we only talking about Grover Cleveland Alexander without any mention of Randy Johnson in 2001?
That was an amazing and inelegant and consequential sequence of consecutive plays with the World Series hanging in the balance. A wonderful microcosm of this World Series - very flawed and immensely, uncomfortably entertaining.
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
That was an amazing and inelegant and consequential sequence of consecutive plays with the World Series hanging in the balance. A wonderful microcosm of this World Series - very flawed and immensely, uncomfortably entertaining.