Dan Secatore

Good morning and happy trade deadline day! Last week, we heard one of the game’s most prominent insiders tell us that the Red Sox were “going to go big” at this year’s trade deadline. Yesterday, we got confirmation that the team is at least trying to do that, as Breslow has pursued Elly de la […]

Good morning and happy trade deadline day! Last week, we heard one of the game's most prominent insiders tell us that the Red Sox were “going to go big” at this year's trade deadline.

Marcelo Mayer was the most-hyped prospect in Red Sox history. He was not the highest-ranked prospect the Sox have ever had, and other players like Roman Anthony, Mookie Betts, and, now, Franklin Arias, have all had their moments as the fanbase’s primo prospect darling. But Mayer represents the only time in Red Sox history when […]

Marcelo Mayer was the most-hyped prospect in Red Sox history. He was not the highest-ranked prospect the Sox have ever had, and other players like

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 10: Adley Rutschman #35 of the Baltimore Orioles prepares to bat during the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos via Getty Images

ATLANTA, GA - JULY 30: Eli White #36 of the Atlanta Braves bats in the seventh inning during the game against the Washington Nationals at Truist Park on July 30, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) Getty Images

I have no way of proving this, but I’m fairly confident in writing it nonetheless: Marcelo Mayer is the only true prospect* in Red Sox history who was widely known throughout the fanbase as soon as he entered the organization. For that reason alone he will always be an important figure in Red Sox history. […]

I have no way of proving this, but I'm fairly confident in writing it nonetheless: Marcelo Mayer is the only true prospect* in Red Sox history who

LIETOR, ALBACETE CASTILLA-LA MA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 26: A tarot reader shows his cards during the VI Edition of the National Meeting of Witches, on 26 October, 2024 in Lietor, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The festival begins with the parade of the attendees through the streets of the municipality and ends with the burning of the brooms and a musical session. This town of just over 1,000 inhabitants and settled on a huge rock formation on the banks of the Mundo River is known as ‘El pueblo de las Brujas’ (the village of witches). (Photo By Victor Fernandez/Europa Press via Getty Images) Europa Press via Getty Images

FORT MYERS, FL - FEBRUARY 17: Triston Casas #36 of the Boston Red Sox poses for a photo during the Boston Red Sox photo day at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos via Getty Images