The Colorado Rockies have finished last in the NL West in 4 straight seasons. They have 3 straight 100+ loss seasons. They haven’t finished above 4th in their division since 2018. Yet they have the worst farm system in the sport according to Baseball America. Dick Monfort has some explaining.

The Baltimore Orioles have signed Chris Bassitt to a 1-year deal. The Orioles have had a really good off-season. The AL East is going to be an absolute GAUNTLET this year.

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The Tigers better hope that they lose their arbitration case against Skubal. Because they are going to get absolutely crushed if they end up paying Skubal $19M when they just paid Valdez $38M.

Craig Breslow joined the Red Sox in October of 2023. Here’s where the Red Sox farm system has ranked according to Baseball America: 2023: 10 2024: 13 2025: 1 2026: 15 Some big graduations have forced the Red Sox system to drop. However, Breslow has also relied heavily on trading from the farm.

For the first time in my lifetime I am witnessing the Cardinals go into a full rebuild. They have been one of the more consistent pillars in the sport for quite some time. Feels weird.

Highest OBP’s in 2025 (Min. 250 PA) 1. Aaron Judge: .457 2. Ronald Acuña Jr: .417 3. Will Smith: .404 4. George Springer: .399 5. Roman Anthony: .396 The Red Sox haven’t had a player with a .400+ OBP since Mookie and JD in 2018. Can Anthony do it in 2026?

Only Kyle Harrison remains from the Rafael Devers trade just 7 months after the deal.

Wilyer Abreu vs RHP (349 PA): .250 / .321 / .487 / 21 HR Wilyer Abreu vs LHP (68 PA): .230 / .290 / .377 / 1 HR I know the Red Sox have talked about wanting to get Abreu more ABs vs LHP. However, I’m not sure how that will happen with 4 outfielders and Yoshida on the roster.

Ceddanne Rafaela saw his K-rate drop from 26.4% in 2024 to 19.9% in 2025. He also improved his barrel rate from 7.5% in 2024 to 9.2% in 2025. Rafaela’s wRC+ went from 81 in ‘24 to 91 in ‘25. I’m excited to see how Rafaela grows in year 3.

The Minnesota Twins should have accepted the Red Sox offer at the deadline when Payton Tolle was in trade offers for Joe Ryan. This offseason Boston is going to laugh if Minnesota wants Tolle.

Getting last night’s win against Alcantara was huge. Now, the Red Sox will face Cal Quantrill (5.09 ERA) and Janson Junk, a guy who struggles to miss bats (6.2 K/9). The Boston bats should wake up over the next 2 days.

All the great Red Sox teams have been great at Fenway Park. 2004: 55-26 2007: 51-30 2013: 53-28 2018: 57-24 While I’m not comparing this year’s team to those 4 teams, the fact that the Red Sox are 37-21 at home is a sign that they are trending in the right direction.

The 9 walk-offs.

The Aaron Judge injury should have an impact on the Red Sox: Buy at the deadline. The AL is wide open. Go for it. ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/the-impact...

After facing 2 of the NL’s top teams, the Red Sox still are in possession of the final Wild Card spot.

The Colorado Rockies have been on my brain a lot recently. How can they be this bad in year 7 of their rebuild? It’s time for them to get creative with some outside the box thinking. ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/outside-th...

Since June 20th (25 games) Roman Anthony has the 6th best OBP (.434) in baseball. I’m running out of praise for this kid. Incredible what he is doing, especially considering he is only 21 years-old.

That’s a really gutsy win by the Red Sox. For a while it felt like, “Here we go again” but this team grinded this win out. They needed to avoid a sweep and got the job done. Bregman and Crochet are difference makers.

Nobody has fewer RBI than Connor Wong’s 1 RBI (Min 100 ABs). There hasn’t been a player with an RBI total of less than 2 since 2016 (Min 100 ABs), when the Orioles Caleb Joseph did not drive in a run. Wong is 0-30 with RISP. Never seen anything like this.

Carlos Narváez is currently +3,500 to win the AL Rookie of the Year award according to FanDuel (6th best odds). Narváez ranks 2nd in fWAR (2.8) among AL rookies. I feel like the Boston backstop is not getting the respect he deserves based on the first half he put together.

Some takeaways from the Red Sox first half Garrett Crochet The youth movement Carlos Narváez A chance for a big run ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/first-half...

A great comeback win for the Red Sox. Wins like that make you start believing in this team.

In this important 10 game stretch before the break, the Red Sox have set themselves up perfectly. A season high 4 games above .500 and playing their best baseball of the season. Big series starting tomorrow vs Tampa Bay.

Since June 1st, Brayan Bello has thrown the 4th most innings in baseball. That is who I always thought Bello could be. Bello is just another example that it takes time for guys to really find their identity. We as fans want instant results and when they aren’t there, we panic. Patience.

One of the best outings of Brayan Bello’s career. CG, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 ER, 10 K

Going into Washington and earning a sweep is exactly what this team needed to do. Now, they head home to play the worst team in the sport with an opportunity to really build some momentum.

An ideal start to this important 10-game stretch leading up to the All-Star break. Must continue to take advantage of subpar competition.

There will be other important stretches for the Red Sox this season. But if the Red Sox do not capitalize on the next 10 games, they will certainly be selling at the deadline. 3 @ Washington 3 vs Colorado 4 vs Tampa Bay 7-3 is a must heading into the break, which would put the Red Sox 50-48.

A disappointing loss. The Red Sox did not play winning baseball in the final 3 innings but I really think Alex Cora botched this game.

That was a really good win by the Red Sox. I think if Cora could have drawn it up, it would have been that. Bello hands the ball off to Chapman and the rest of the pen is ready for tonight.

Today feels like an important day for the Boston Red Sox. An opportunity for 2 wins against a beatable Reds team with 6 straight games coming up against the Nationals and Rockies. If there ever was a time for the Sox to get back in the mix, it’s right now.

A wild and wacky night at Fenway. That game had a bit of everything. Always good to see the bats wake up, especially in a Crochet start.

Predicting Ceddanne Rafaela’s future power. ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/predicting...

The only reason I can tolerate Walker Buehler pitching is that I know Garrett Crochet follows.

Put that in the category of potential games the Red Sox could have won. But they didn’t execute when they needed to. Just as quickly as the Red Sox won 4 straight series, they have just as quickly lost 3 straight.

In 8 career starts against the Yankees, Brayan Bello has a 2.54 ERA in 46 innings. I’m excited to see if Bello can build off of his strong start vs Tampa Bay.

Have the Red Sox turned the corner? Winners of 3 of their last 4 series suggests maybe they have. ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/are-the-re...

Rafael Devers in the month of May: 20 G: .419 / .517 / .757 / 7 HR / 28 RBI 252 wRC+ Just give him the player of the month award now.

It’s concerning to see guys like Tanner Houck and Brayan Bello take big steps backwards. What’s up with the Andrew Bailey pitching program? ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/problems-w...

Brayan Bello has had 3 strong starts to start his season. The odd thing is his xERA is almost 3 runs higher than his actual ERA. A deeper dive into Bello’s first 3 starts. ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/brayan-bel...

The Red Sox have found their rhythm over the past week. They now enter a 14 game stretch that presents a lot of opportunities to stack wins. ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/plenty-of-...

Over the last couple of seasons I have felt that when the Red Sox played the Orioles they were far off from their level of talent. I understand that Gunnar Henderson hasn’t played for the Orioles yet but I think this Red Sox team has the talent to hang with them.

The forgotten man, the guy who everyone traded away in the offseason, Wilyer Abreu made it very clear that he has an important role on this team on Opening Day. ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/wilyer-abr...

From July 1st through the end of the season, Ceddanne Rafaela had 5 walks in 258 ABs. This Spring, Rafaela has 6 walks in 33 ABs. I am very interested to see if this translates into the regular season for Rafaela.

One player that has caught my eye early on in the Spring is Richard Fitts. The numbers under the hood are quite interesting. ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/is-richard...

The Baltimore Orioles have 13 hitters with average or above average projections. The depth is why they land at #1 on our rankings. ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/ranking-al...

Ranking AL East Lineups: #2: Boston Red Sox ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/ranking-al...

Ranking AL East Lineups: #5: Tampa Bay Rays ballparkbuzz.substack.com/p/ranking-al...