Dan Secatore

He’s Zack Short, and he comes to us from the scenic Hudson River Valley by way of Sacred Heart University. With a career total of -0.3 bWAR, Short is the most successful baseball player in the history of the Sacred Heart Pioneers program, which is a pretty cool thing to be, IMO.

The Sox drop their second game in a row to the Twins.

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The Red Sox bullpen has a new finesse guy.

The Red Sox face their old Ace tonight in Atlanta. It's going to be an interesting night at Truist Park this evening as Chris Sale — the man who has been the main character of the Red Sox for the past four years despite barely taking the mound (though, actually, his absence made his influence on the Sox roster construction even greater in a way) takes on his old team for the first time. While most Red Sox fans were happy to leave the Chris Sale era behind, his teammates sound like they really miss him. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe)...

Plus, an inside look at the Red Sox pitching factory.

News and notes from around Red Sox Nation.

What do the new metrics say about the Red Sox hitters?

But Garrett Whitlock looks ready to return.

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