Former Red Sox catcher Kevin Plawecki announces retirement after eight seasons in MLB
Plawecki’s tenure with Boston began in 2020 and ended in the middle of the 2022 campaign when he was designated for assignment and signed with Texas after his release. He spent some of his best years in a Red Sox uniform and slashed .270/.333/.364 over 148 games with Boston.
Sox fans remember Plawecki fondly for his impact on the 2021 squad, the last Red Sox team to make the postseason. He introduced a Calum Scott cover of Potential Red Sox target Anthony Santander signs with division rival Blue Jays
Potential Red Sox switch-hitting free agent target Anthony Santander signed with the Toronto Blue Jays on Jan. 20. The longtime Oriole will remain in the American League East for at least another five seasons.
The outfielder signed a five-year, $92 million deal with player options and deferred money as Toronto takes a page out of the Dodgers’ book. Santander’s contract is quite close to Masataka Yoshida’s five-year, $90 million deal he signed with Boston before the 2023 season, which has already fallen out of favor with many Sox fans.
We’ll see how Santander’s contract ages — fortunately for Toronto, it is front-loaded.Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own” as the club’s win song, which Kyle
Schwarber introduced to the Phillies clubhouse a year later
Santander slashed .235/.308/.506 with a .814 OPS in 2024, and he netted career-highs in home runs (44), walks (58) and RBI (102). Boston could’ve signed him as a way to replace Tyler O’Neill’s pop, but Santander hits from the left-handed batter’s box more often than the right, which is where the Sox need additional production.
Tigers discussions with Alex Bregman reach standstill to give Red Sox their moment
Alex Bregman suits Boston’s needs as a gritty right-handed bat and excellent infield defense. The Red Sox’s chance to sign him may have opened with the latest update on the Detroit Tigers’ pursuit of the veteran.
Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free Press on Jan. 21 reported that the Tigers’ discussions with Bregman “are at a standstill.” Boston and Detroit are two of the three teams remaining in the race to sign the veteran, and if he’s not progressing toward a reunion with his former manager A. J. Hinch, the Red Sox should take advantage.
