{"id":639186,"date":"2026-05-12T20:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/639186\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T20:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:24:08","slug":"red-sox-news-links-giving-thanks-for-rookie-starters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/639186\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox News & Links: Giving thanks for rookie starters"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Red Sox and Phillies<\/a> have had similar starts to the season: they\u2019re two big ballclubs with big aspirations who both immediately fell on their faces, prompting two managerial firings. And while the Phillies have done a better job righting the ship under their new skipper than the Sox have, they\u2019ll both share some history tonight, as it\u2019s the first time in 22 years that two teams with new managers will face off this early in the season. (Thomas Harrigan, MLB.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s not exactly the type of history teams generally want to make, so here\u2019s some more, slightly better history. When the Sox rolled out five straight left-handed starters last week, it was the first time they had done so since 2018. They\u2019ve also had more games started by rookies this year (14) than any other team and, for the most part, those rookie hurlers have come through. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Could the Sox have another lefty rookie pitcher a few years down the line who not only follows in the footsteps of Payton Tolle and Connelly Early, but does so as a local kid made good? With the 20th pick in next month\u2019s MLB draft, the Sox could be in line to select Bishop Feehan\u2019s Brody Bumila, a 6-9 lefty who already throws 100 MPH heat. (Hayden Bird, Boston.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

The success of the rookie Red Sox pitchers points to a well-functioning minor league system. But that system received a shock with the Alex Cora firing and the subsequent coaching staff shuffle, and that hasn\u2019t been easy for the organization to deal with. \u201cThere\u2019s times when change happens and you kind of see it coming,\u201d said Portland Sea Dogs coach Kyle Sasala. \u201cNone of us saw this coming. I woke up one day and was defensive coach. Next day, I was the manager.\u201d (Alex Speier, Boston Globe)<\/a><\/p>\n

Speaking of things no one sees coming, is Trevor Story<\/a> poised to turn his season around? \u201cIt\u2019s only a matter of time,\u201d says the veteran shortstop. (Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald)<\/a><\/p>\n

As Story\u2019s 2025 season reminds us, it\u2019s helpful to have patience in baseball. But can we all be as patient as David Ortiz<\/a>, who waited nearly 20 years to get revenge on Joe West for calling him ugly?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Red Sox and Phillies have had similar starts to the season: they\u2019re two big ballclubs with big…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":639187,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[275946,107489,374,98958,120525,2808,62263,363,76832,8894,22728,99,28646],"class_list":["post-639186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-alex-speier","tag-boston-globe","tag-boston-red-sox","tag-connelly-early","tag-david-ortiz","tag-florida","tag-fort-myers","tag-mlb","tag-payton-tolle","tag-phillies","tag-sox","tag-sports","tag-trevor-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=639186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/639187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=639186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=639186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}