https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/page/8/?d=1enhttps://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/forum-friday-2026-postseason-arbitration-salary-cap-smiley-beni-day-r13880/With no games this week, Talk Sox's forums remained active, focusing on various topics. This week's Forum Friday highlights three threads: a discussion on the low-scoring 2026 MLB postseason, debates about a potential MLB salary cap, and celebration of Smiley-Beni Day 2026. Members shared insigh...13880Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:15:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/boston-red-sox-minor-league-pitchers-of-the-year-2026-r13868/The Minor League Baseball season has been over for some time, and having digested all of the numbers (and a painful Red Sox playoff run), it's time to award the top prospects in the organization. Boston’s best pitchers in the farm system did take quite a hit in 2026; Juan Valera underwent Tommy...13868Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:52:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/the-truth-about-jake-bennetts-rookie-season-r13853/Jake Bennett made his MLB debut in 2026 and looked sharp doing so, giving the Red Sox another young arm to build around. Here’s a closer look at his first season in the majors and what could be next. View the full article13853Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:41:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/jake-bennetts-rookie-season-with-red-sox-was-even-better-than-the-numbers-suggest-r13848/While the end of the 2026 season didn’t go how the Boston Red Sox wanted, that doesn’t change how good their pitching staff was throughout the year. They allowed the second-fewest runs in all of baseball, giving up just 611 over the course of the season. That’s an especially impressive number wh...13848Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:55:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/red-sox-report-cards-team-grades-for-september-r13821/As the old saying goes, “they don’t give out points for style”, and nowhere was that idiom more apparent than the September stretch run for the 2026 Boston Red Sox. After a ferocious July and August saw them go 38-16, good enough for a .704 win percentage and more importantly, a climb back into...13821Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/a-real-rollercoaster-ride-the-2026-red-sox-season-r13812/The Red Sox kicked off their 2026 season as one of the worst teams in franchise history. After some retooling, Alex Cora was fired and replaced by Triple-A manager Chad Tracy. The Red Sox didn't hit their stride until late June, followed by 15- and 8-game win streaks. By the trade deadline, the...13812Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:59:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/oops-they-did-it-again-r13793/Maddie and Alex sit down and recap the Red Sox’s somber postseason exit. As always, they answer your Talk Sox forum questions, pinpointing what went wrong in the AL Wild Card series from Chad Tracy’s bizarre pitching management to Roman Anthony’s mismanaged wrist/hand. They lament the weak ’26-2...13793Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:10:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/green-monsters-of-the-mind-r13719/A. Bartlett Giamatti’s poem “Green Fields of the Mind” describes my feelings for the end of this season better than I ever could—it’s designed to break your heart. The prose of the former commissioner is one that most baseball fans know: “The game starts in the spring, when everything else begin...13719Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:05:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/chad-tracys-bullpen-mismanagement-did-red-sox-no-favors-in-wild-card-series-r13714/Despite the mini-mutiny we saw in the locker room at the end of Game 2, Chad Tracy is the correct choice to lead the Boston Red Sox for the foreseeable future. He was able to get the team to find their identity and rattle off a massive win streak from the end of June through the beginning of Aug...13714Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/roman-anthony-is-out-of-the-picture-where-will-the-red-sox-turn-for-offense-in-game-2-r13700/When Andruw Monasterio appeared on the on-deck circle in the middle of Game 1 of the Wild Card Series, the immediate thought turned to Roman Anthony. The star outfielder had missed most of the season due to a finger injury and during the finale of the regular season on Sunday, he appeared to hav...13700Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:04:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/red-sox-add-curtis-mead-to-roster-after-roman-anthony-injury-r13699/  With the sidelining of one key player, another that held hopes to make a big impact is finally coming to fruition. Infielder Curtis Mead, who was injured in his first game after being acquired via trade, was added to the Boston Red Sox's roster prior to Wednesday's Game 2 of the AL W...13699Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:33:28 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/talk-sox/roman-anthony-off-red-soxs-roster-due-to-injury-r13698/  As the Boston Red Sox face elimination, they have suffered a setback with one of their better hitters. Outfielder Roman Anthony is being removed from the roster due to injury prior to Wednesday's Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series against the rival New York Yankees. Anthony would be i...13698Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:43:25 +0000