In the present day is without doubt one of the extra vital days of the offseason, no matter whether or not the Sox make any trades or vital free agent signings. That’s as a result of it’s the ultimate day to finalize the 40-man roster. Whereas there was hypothesis that Tanner Houck, who could miss all of 2026 and is a free agent after 2027, could be non-tendered, a number of sources now report that the Pink Sox don’t have any intention of doing so. (Chris Cotillo, MassLive)
It’s laborious to imagine that we’re even discussing the potential of non-tendering Houck when, final season, we had been questioning whether or not he may begin the All-Star Recreation. However pitching might be humorous like that, as Rick Porcello, who gained a Cy Younger Award sandwiched in between two under league common seasons, can attest. Now Porcello is up for one more honor, as he’s on the Corridor-of-Fame poll for the primary time. (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe)
Porcello has no shot of getting voted into Cooperstown, after all. Dustin Pedroia doesn’t both (no less than, not this 12 months) however he’s again on the poll for the second 12 months, after he acquired 11.9% of the votes final 12 months. That’s nicely wanting the 75% threshold required for induction, nevertheless it’s not implausible that his case may obtain extra assist within the coming years. In the meantime, Manny Ramirez might be on the poll for the ultimate time this 12 months. Having solely acquired 34% of the vote final 12 months, the second-best right-handed hitter of his era is unlikely to make the reduce. Right here’s a primer on how voting works. (MLB.com)
Even when they don’t make it to Cooperstown, Pedroia and Ramirez will endlessly be beloved by Pink Sox followers for what they did on the sector. Working example: they had been concerned in 3 of this author’s high 10 moments in baseball historical past. Truly, in the event you depend Manny being within the different dugout throughout Pedro’s outstanding efficiency in Recreation 5 of the 1999 ALDS, they had been concerned in 4 of them. (Ian Browne, MLB.com)
However sufficient in regards to the previous, it’s extra enjoyable to speak about who could be on the 2026 Pink Sox. How does Bo Bichette at third and Pete Alonso in the midst of the lineup sound? (Conor Roche, Boston.com)
What’s going to Roman Anthony’s Corridor of Fame case seem like in the future? It’s manner too early to make that dedication, however in a number of methods he already seems like a star. (Thomas Harrigan, MLB.com)
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