Red Sox 2025-26 Off Season

[Roy H.]

Unreal.  The Dodgers have no limit.

[Amonkey]

Red Sox signed a Brazilian prospect pitcher! As a Brazilian, that is pretty cool to see. Apparently he is from Brazil as well, which is different from somebody that comes to the States. Random fact about Brazil and baseball: the sport actually came from the Japanese since Brazil has the largest population of Japanese descendants outside of Japan. If you look at the Brazilian roster, half the players have Japanese last names.

https://nesn.com/2026/01/red-sox-reportedly-sign-6-foot-6-brazilian-hurler/

Between this, Wagner Moura getting awards as an actor for his movie (actor best known as Pablo Escobar in Narcos), good things are happening in Brazil in 2026. Maybe this will bode well for this year's World Cup.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Unreal.  The Dodgers have no limit.

Literally. They'll probably win the WS this year?they certainly should, based on talent alone?but there's likely to be no MLB in 2027, and what happens then is anybody's guess.

But, yeah, for now, it's like, "Oh look, the Dodgers got another all-star."

[Roy H.]

Unreal.  The Dodgers have no limit.

Literally. They'll probably win the WS this year?they certainly should, based on talent alone?but there's likely to be no MLB in 2027, and what happens then is anybody's guess.

But, yeah, for now, it's like, "Oh look, the Dodgers got another all-star."

And they're paying $60 million per season for a guy that is very good, but that hasn't been an MVP candidate.

[dwlefty13]

Bo Bichette to the Mets on a 3-year, $126M deal

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/bo-bichette-mets-free-agency-contract/

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Unreal.  The Dodgers have no limit.

Literally. They'll probably win the WS this year?they certainly should, based on talent alone?but there's likely to be no MLB in 2027, and what happens then is anybody's guess.

But, yeah, for now, it's like, "Oh look, the Dodgers got another all-star."

And they're paying $60 million per season for a guy that is very good, but that hasn't been an MVP candidate.

Good point. But they're printing their own money, I guess.

[SparzWizard]

Unreal.  The Dodgers have no limit.

Literally. They'll probably win the WS this year?they certainly should, based on talent alone?but there's likely to be no MLB in 2027, and what happens then is anybody's guess.

But, yeah, for now, it's like, "Oh look, the Dodgers got another all-star."

And they're paying $60 million per season for a guy that is very good, but that hasn't been an MVP candidate.

Mark Walter effect. The guy can just give out contracts like it's nothing and MLB can't anything about it right now.

Just hope that generosity doesn't translate too much over into the professional basketball league as he does own that franchise in that league.

[Roy H.]

Unreal.  The Dodgers have no limit.

Literally. They'll probably win the WS this year?they certainly should, based on talent alone?but there's likely to be no MLB in 2027, and what happens then is anybody's guess.

But, yeah, for now, it's like, "Oh look, the Dodgers got another all-star."

And they're paying $60 million per season for a guy that is very good, but that hasn't been an MVP candidate.

Mark Walter effect. The guy can just give out contracts like it's nothing and MLB can't anything about it right now.

Just hope that generosity doesn't translate too much over into the professional basketball league as he does own that franchise in that league.

I think that MLB vs. NBA is a good example of why salary caps and max duration contracts make sense.  MLB is going to get there eventually, particularly when even ultra-rich owners like John Henry are self-imposing spending limits. 

[boscel33]

Bo Bichette to the Mets.

[Vermont Green]

3 years, $42M per.  With opt outs. Similar to what the Sox gave Bregman last season.

[Phantom255x]

Wow I've been so busy with classes, I didn't even realize until reading this thread we signed Ranger Suarez. Didn't see it anywhere on social media either but maybe I missed it 

Clearly a desperation move after losing out on Bregman and probably not being in on Bichette. Also after missing out on Alonso. I like Suarez but my worry with him is his FB velocity has been dipping (around 90-91 MPH) and idk if that'll fly against the AL East teams in particular.

The pitching as a whole is better and has a lot more depth. But I still wonder about the lineup. They still need a real 2B and we're also a few injuries away from relying on the likes of Sogard/Eaton/Romy which is not ideal. There also seems to be a lot of faith that Casas, Campbell and others can step up and contribute which is risky looking at the recent years. And a guy like Mayer just has so many health risks. They need to find a 2B still

[Roy H.]

Jordan Hicks salary dumped to the White Sox.

[Silas]

Jordan Hicks salary dumped to the White Sox.

In addition to savings some $, I think the real benefit of this trade is that it clears two spots on their 40-man roster.  Anyways, I didn't see Hicks playing this season.

[Roy H.]

Jordan Hicks salary dumped to the White Sox.

In addition to savings some $, I think the real benefit of this trade is that it clears two spots on their 40-man roster.  Anyways, I didn't see Hicks playing this season.

We also traded our #11 prospect.

The Devers trade is the gift that keeps on giving.

[Phantom255x]

Jordan Hicks salary dumped to the White Sox.

In addition to savings some $, I think the real benefit of this trade is that it clears two spots on their 40-man roster.  Anyways, I didn't see Hicks playing this season.

We also traded our #11 prospect.

The Devers trade is the gift that keeps on giving.

Yeah that trade still blows. Still not sure where that money was spent (don't tell me Ranger Suarez and the "Anthony extension").

But I'm not gonna complain about dumping Hicks. That guy was an arsonist. I think they'll add a 2B, sign another reliver (preferably a lefty) and call it a day.

I wish they'd done more but ultimately the pitching depth has improved a lot overall (and Hicks being traded was addition by subtraction) and I do think the lineup is a little better with Contreras and the continued growth of Anthony/Mayer. But yes they still need another infielder preferably a 2B.