What does Red Sox relief pitching look like in 2024?

moondog80

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This doesn't seem like a particular need at all unless they're planning on flipping some of their guys:



https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/astros-rangers-among-teams-interested-in-jordan-hicks.html

But a guy whose average fastball (& average sinker) is over 100 mph would be fun, especially if he can ever get his control/command together.
Breslow does like velocity, and there's a whole lot of red on that statcast page.

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/jordan-hicks-663855?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb
 

Dewey'sCannon

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You'd have to think that some of our current pitchers (esp. Houck, but maybe Whitlock or Crawford) could be headed out in trades, especially for a controllable SP or 2B, so that could open a slot in the BP for Hicks.
 

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jon abbey

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I can't link from my phone, but I would strongly encourage anyone unfamiliar to check out his b-ref page. The guy had himself quite a nice little offensive season in AAA Scranton WB.
At 28 years old, in a very strong offensive environment, but yes he did.