Alex Speier
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North Andover, MA, United States
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Deep in the minors, Red Sox have a prospect with eye-catching potential
Miguel Bleis, a 19-year-old outfielder, has the size, speed, and strength to create shoot-the-moon potential. → Read More
Gregarious pitching adviser Goose Gregson gives Red Sox 52 years of experience to draw on
The 73-year-old baseball lifer livens up the camp wherever he goes while providing valuable guidance to young hurlers. → Read More
‘[It] was a big day for me’: Red Sox lefthander Chris Sale faces hitters for the first time this spring
In the roughly 25-pitch outing, Sale faced Alex Verdugo, Triston Casas, Jarren Duran, Daniel Palka, Nick Yorke, and Chase Meidroth. → Read More
Dispatches from the back fields at Red Sox spring training: A closer look at Marcelo Mayer and Miguel Bleis
Mayer is at ease in all of his on-field actions, while Bleis has a chance to emerge as the organization’s first true five-tool talent since Mookie Betts. → Read More
MLB will implement its new rules from Day 1 of spring, so Red Sox must get used to them quickly
There will be no phasing-in process regarding the pitch clock and other new wrinkles, and the hope is that players will have a good grasp on them by Opening Day. → Read More
Will Middlebrooks counseled another East Texas two-sport star back in the day: Patrick Mahomes
The former Sox third baseman grew up in the same region as Mahomes, and they connected while Mahomes was in high school and mulling his future: MLB or NFL? → Read More
Upcoming book contains new details about Alex Cora’s involvement in Astros’ sign-stealing scandal
The entanglements of the Red Sox and Cora — who as Astros bench coach in 2017 played a central role in the wrongdoing — rank among the book's most revelatory anecdotes. → Read More
Why it’s difficult to project the value of position players from Japan who make the switch to MLB
The relatively small sample and range of performances among position players has contributed to less consensus. → Read More
Bianca Smith, the first Black woman hired as a coach by an MLB team, leaves Red Sox organization
Katie Krall, who was a development coach for Portland, also left. Both declined offers from the Red Sox and will pursue other opportunities. → Read More
Would the Red Sox consider long-term deals for Brayan Bello and Triston Casas?
There obviously would be risk, but there also is danger in waiting, as the Red Sox learned with Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts. → Read More
Red Sox sign catcher Jorge Alfaro to minor-league deal
The 29-year-old worked extensively with both Blake Snell and Sean Manaea last season in San Diego, but was nontendered after posting a .246/.285/.383 hitting line in 82 games, his second of three arbitration years. → Read More
Start of Red Sox’ international amateur signing period features plenty of shortstop talent
The Red Sox are expected to reach agreements with roughly two dozen players from around the world on Sunday, with hopes that by 2027 or 2028, some of them may emerge as impact contributors in the big leagues. → Read More
Why Rafael Devers got the deal from the Red Sox that Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts did not
The answer relates largely to how the team approaches risk — specifically, the risks associated with how players age. → Read More
How the contracts for Justin Turner and Rafael Devers left the Red Sox room for further moves
Some strategic structuring should allow the Red Sox to acquire more players and still stay under the luxury-tax threshold. → Read More
Trevor Story injury: What is an internal bracing procedure, the surgery that sidelined Red Sox infielder?
"The success rate of the internal brace is around 93-95 percent,” said Dr. Kevin Wilk, director of rehabilitative research at the American Sports Medicine Institute. → Read More
Bloom: Red Sox can’t bank on Trevor Story playing in 2023 after elbow surgery
The infielder avoided Tommy John surgery due to the state of the tear in his ulnar collateral ligament, but an orthopedist who helped pioneer the internal brace procedure estimated a 6-9 month recovery. → Read More
Red Sox reach a landmark agreement with Rafael Devers on an 11-year, $331 million extension
The financial commitment is easily the largest in franchise history and is the sixth-largest in major league history. → Read More
Red Sox and Rafael Devers avoid arbitration and agree to one-year deal
According to a major league source, the one-year contract for the third baseman is for $17.5 million. → Read More
Massachusetts’ ‘millionaires tax’ is impacting how agents negotiate with the Red Sox
This offseason, agents say they’ve been factoring the millionaire’s tax into the calculus when contemplating offers — putting Massachusetts into a class like New York and California. → Read More
Carlos Correa’s stunning about-face shows an agreement is a start, but a signed contract is the real deal
Correa's agreement with the Giants unraveled over a physical, and the Mets swooped in. → Read More