BOSTON — The Red Sox had hoped to give Walker Buehler time to acclimate to a bullpen role. But the team’s decision to start Payton Tolle in Friday’s game against the Pirates meant they needed a spot on the 40-man roster and Buehler was the most expendable player. Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow explained the decision to give …
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It was hard not to think at least a tiny bit about Rafael Devers on Wednesday when the Boston Red Sox extended Roman Anthony. Anthony’s eight-year, $130 million extension was the biggest contract the Red Sox have given a homegrown player since Devers’ $313.5 million deal before the 2023 season. But the two were teammates for less than a week, …
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With less than two weeks before the trade deadline, the Red Sox turned toward the free agent market in an effort to fortify their bullpen — and lost out. Boston made a strong run at veteran reliever David Robertson but he agreed to re-join the Phillies on Sunday, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. Per Nightengale, the Red Sox were …
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