Boston Red Sox

In a surprise move, the 32-year-old Barnes was designated for assignment, meaning the team has seven days to trade, release or send him outright to the minors. The right-handed reliever has more than $10.6 million remaining on his contract.

After multiple off-seasons of speculation, Bill O'Brien is returning to Foxborough at long last.

The direction of the club appears to be "let's sign a bunch of old and cheap dudes to 1-year deals or minor league contracts and hope to catch lightning in a bottle like 2013."

Burned by the departures of Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts, the Red Sox finally held onto a homegrown All-Star, locking Devers up before he would have had a chance to become a free agent after the upcoming season. Team President Sam Kennedy said the 10-year agreement is "a deal that we hope will keep him a Red Sox forever."

Do you think it will be a matter of months or years until the Red Sox are next playing October baseball?

Red Sox infielder Trevor Story had surgery on his throwing elbow and appears likely to miss a significant portion of the 2023 season.

Assuming both Jayson Tatum and Rafael Devers spend a majority of their respective careers in Boston (like at least a Tom Brady amount of time here vs. elsewhere) which player will go down as the bigger team legend?

It's a moment that deserves celebration, no doubt. But what it shouldn't do is gloss over the fact that Boston is still actively working to replace a team that finished in last place in the AL East.

Rafael Devers has agreed to an 11-year extension worth $331 million with the Boston Red Sox, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

In my mind, for a number to be retired, it should be a no-brainer. That was my initial thought on Bogaerts, but the more time I gave it, the harder the argument against became.