It’s been a roller-coaster of a ride for the Red Sox this season. After an eventful offseason that landed them Alex Bregman and Garrett Crochet, Boston entered the season as legitimate playoff contenders.

The Red Sox have another prospect on MLB’s top 100 list. Payton Tolle cracked the latest rankings on Saturday, coming in at No. 100. The left-handed pitcher joins Franklin Arias (No. 37), Jhostynxon Garcia (No. 97) an Roman Anthony No. 1). The Red Sox drafted Tolle in the second round (50th overall) out of TCU in 2024.

LSU baseball pitcher Anthony Eyanson signed well above slot value with the Boston Red Sox after being drafted in the third round last week

Speaking of disappointing teams, the Rangers haven't bounced back to their 2023 championship form as hoped, and that could mean a soft pivot of sorts at the deadline. The emphasis, however, is on soft, as ESPN's Buster Olney reports :

MLB insider Ken Rosenthal provides more insight into how active the Cubs and Red Sox will be ahead of the trade deadline.

Now that the Red Sox are back in the playoff picture, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be among the most aggressive clubs at the trade deadline.

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Red Sox and Yankees are both scouting Arizona Diamondbacks righties Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly in person during the current Arizona homestand.

Bard's triumphant, improbable return happened with the Colorado Rockies, so maybe it flew a bit under the radar. But after Bard appeared to lose his career with the Boston Red Sox, he regained it in Denver, an absolutely inspiring story of perseverance.

The Boston Red Sox have a well-documented need for starting pitching at the trade deadline. Boston won 10 straight games going into the All-Star break, closing

Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton Horton left Sunday’s game in the sixth inning with a 1-0 lead, but the Cubs lost 6-1. It was Horton’s fourth no-decision of the season.