Jacob Roy

How are we feeling about the upcoming Fall Classic?

It wasn’t a great World Series debut for the Yankee skipper.

Story hasn’t completed a full season with the Red Sox without injury. This year he’s heading into the offseason relatively healthy. We’ve seen Story get incredibly hot at the plate, but he typically takes time to find his swing. If Story can get through spring training healthy and stay on the field, he could be a right-handed presence in the lineup. If not, that contract will look even worse than it already does.

He’s left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet of the Chicago White Sox. Crochet is 26 years old and under contract for the next two years. While he’s not guaranteed to move this offseason, he’s as available as any player under contract has ever been.

With the offseason gearing up, the OTM staff makes its predictions for the next four months of player movement.

This week, an auction house put a number of items of Red Sox memorabilia owned by the late Larry Lucchino up for bid. Some of them are expensive and amazing (as in, this actual World Series trophy, which went for $61,000). Some of them are... something else.

Filed under: Red Sox Rumors Smash or Pass: Luis Castillo The Mariners righty could be on the trade market.

Last offseason, the Padres traded Juan Soto knowing he would leave for greener pastures boatloads of money when his contract expired. Dylan Cease won’t command the same salary as Soto, but he is on an expiring contract and the Padres may be motivated to trade him for future assets. If they land Roki Sasaki, the probability of trading Cease will likely increase.

Something finally happened. As you likely know by now, the Red Sox swung a deal with the White Sox that sent LHP Garrett Crochet to Boston in exchange for prospects. Crochet is 25 years old, a 2024 American League All-Star, and has two years remaining on his rookie contract.

Luis Castillo has been in the news as a potential starting pitcher on the move. I already wrote about Castillo and my initial impression was to pass due to signs of decline, but I started digging in further as rumors persisted.