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Red Sox's Patrick Sandoval: Gets $18.25M deal from Boston
The Red Sox signed Sandoval (elbow) to a two-year, $18.25 million contract Friday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Sandoval underwent internal brace surgery in June and was non-tendered by the Angels last month. He will be sidelined until the second half of the 2025 season but nonetheless landed a contract from the Red Sox. It's a fit that makes sense on paper, as Sandoval has strong secondary pitches but a weak fastball, and the Red Sox's staff leaned on non-fastballs in 2024 under the guidance of new pitching coach Andrew Bailey.
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Red Sox's Garrett Crochet: No plans to change mix
Crochet said last Friday that he doesn't intend to have any radical change to his pitch mix for the upcoming season, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.
Crochet toyed with a sinker late last season and felt it gave him a fifth pitch to throw at any time, but the left-hander indicated he won't deviate much from the four-seamer/cutter usage this season. He made quite the jump in 2024, moving from the bullpen to the rotation while throwing 146 innings over 32 starts. Crochet projects as Boston's No. 1 starter.
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Red Sox's Michael Fulmer: Could be stretched out to start
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Tuesday that Fulmer (elbow) could be used as a starting pitcher in 2025, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Fulmer missed the 2024 season while recovering from UCL revision surgery and has been used as a reliever almost exclusively since 2021. He was a starter in his first four big-league seasons, however, and while it's much likelier that he'll ultimately settle into a relief role, it doesn't hurt to stretch him out a bit to give the Red Sox options. Fulmer is expected to be ready for spring training.
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Red Sox's Enmanuel Valdez: DFA'd by Boston
The Red Sox designated Valdez for assignment Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Following the acquisition of Carlos Narvaez from the Yankees, Valdez will end up as the odd man out of a spot on Boston's 40-man roster. The 25-year-old utility man slashed just .214/.270/.363 in 223 big-league plate appearances last season, though his defensive versatility could prompt another team to take him in off waivers.
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Red Sox's Carlos Narvaez: Shipped to Boston
The Yankees traded Narvaez to the Red Sox on Wednesday in exchange for Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz and international signing bonus pool money, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Narvaez appeared in six games for the Yankees in 2024, during which he went 3-for-13 at the plate with six strikeouts. However, he slashed .254/.370/.412 with 58 RBI and nine stolen bases in Triple-A, and he should have a solid chance to supplant Mickey Gasper as Boston's backup catcher during spring training. Enmanuel Valdez was designated for assignment in order to make room for Narvaez on the 40-man roster.
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Red Sox's Garrett Crochet: Dealt to Boston
The Red Sox acquired Crochet from the White Sox on Wednesday in exchange for Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
The Red Sox missed out on free-agent lefties Max Fried and Blake Snell but have reeled in a big rotation addition via the trade route. Crochet, 25, had a breakout 2024 season in his first year as a starter, collecting a 3.58 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 209:33 K:BB over 146 innings. He is projected to earn around $3 million in 2025 and will be under team control in 2026, as well.
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Red Sox's Garrett Whitlock: Multi-inning relief role possible
Red Sox chief of baseball operations Craig Breslow suggested Whitlock (elbow) could be used as a multi-inning reliever in 2025, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports, "He was very successful in a multi-inning leverage role, to the point that he was a real weapon that Alex (Cora) could deploy," Breslow said.
Whitlock underwent an internal bracing procedure last May and may best be deployed out of the bullpen. Following a successful 2021 as a multi-inning reliever, Whitlock spent the next three seasons in a hybrid starter/reliever role but dealt with injuries. As the Red Sox talk about adding a front-end starter this offseason, it makes sense from a health and workload-management perspective for Whitlock to work out of the bullpen in 2025. In four seasons as a reliever, Whitlock has a 2.65 ERA and 10.2 K/9 over 132.2 innings.
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Red Sox's Liam Hendriks: Optimism in front office
Boston chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Hendriks (elbow) should be "fully healthy" to begin the 2025 season, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Breslow also cited Hendriks' "impressive track record at closing games," which suggests the door is open for the right-hander to win the closer's job. He didn't pitch in a competitive game during the 2024 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. The identity of Boston's closer was thrown into uncertainty after the team agreed to terms last week with Aroldis Chapman on a deal that becomes official once Chapman passes a physical.
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Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer: Begins baseball activity
Mayer (back) has started baseball activities, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Mayer, who missed the final month of last season with a lumbar strain, is progressing well and slated to be a full-go for spring training. He had been the organization's top prospect before Roman Anthony's monster season in 2024. The Red Sox, who were involved in and lost out in the Juan Soto hunt, are looking to upgrade the roster at the MLB level. That means potentially parting with one of their big four prospects, which includes Mayer, Anthony, Kristian Campbell (lat) and Kyle Teel. If still with the team next spring, Mayer is expected to open 2025 at Triple-A Worcester.
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Team Statistical Rankings
Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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.252 (6th) |
751 (9th) |
194 (9th) |
4.04 (16th) |
Injuries
Player | Injury |
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M. Yoshida LF Masataka Yoshida LF | Shoulder |
G. Whitlock RP Garrett Whitlock RP | Elbow |
L. Giolito SP Lucas Giolito SP | Elbow |
L. Hendriks RP Liam Hendriks RP | Elbow |
C. Murphy RP Chris Murphy RP | Elbow |
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