I’m going to make a prediction about 2025 proper now: Liam Hendriks goes to be the most well-liked Red Sox reliever since Koji, or possibly even prime Jonathan Papelbon earlier than him. Hendriks is a humorous and relatable fireballer who drops f-bombs in each sentence and has politics that jibe significantly nicely with this fanbase. He’s only a nice fucking dude. Living proof: he’s the Pink Sox nominee for the 2024 Roberto Clemente Award. He’s earned this even supposing he has but to pitch a single inning this 12 months, partly as a result of he’s spent the whole season assembly with fellow most cancers survivors. (Julian Benbow, Boston Globe)
After all, Hendriks to cement his standing as a fan favourite, Hendriks should pitch nicely, first. It will additionally assist if he does some traditionally cool stuff, like Rob Refsnyder and Tyler O’Neill did final night time, hitting back-to-back homers twice in the identical recreation.
It was significantly nice seeing Refsnyder go deep as a result of, in his personal phrases, he’s “been so freaking dangerous.” (Christopher Smith, MassLive)
Will Kristian Campbell hit back-to-back homers with a teammate within the Pink Sox lineup a while subsequent 12 months? That query would’ve appeared preposterous just some months in the past, however now some evaluators are calling him the most effective prospect in the whole Pink Sox system. (Eli Ben-Porat, Baseball America)
Campbell has a transparent path to begin subsequent season with the massive league group. And even when he doesn’t, we’ll in all probability see every of the Large 4 make their MLB debuts in some unspecified time in the future in 2025. After they’ve graduated, who’re the following names to regulate? (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)
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