The San Francisco Giants added a new battery this past week, signing catcher Jhonny Pereda and left-hander Enmanuel De Jesus to minor league deals on Dec. 15. The two were teammates with Boston’s Double-A affiliate, the Portland Sea Dogs, in 2021. Pereda was the 2020-2021 Venezuelan Winter League Rookie of
Christian Vazquez trade rumors: Angels interested in Red Sox catcher but ‘there are doubts whether (Boston) will entertain’ a deal (report)
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez reacts while talking with home plate umpire Andy Fletcher during the first inning Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP
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Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez is being mentioned in trade rumors again.
Fansided MLB insider Robert Murray reported the Los Angeles Angels have interest in Vazquez and Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras.
Murray wrote, “The asking price for Vazquez, 30, is said to be very high and there are doubts whether the Red Sox will entertain trading him.”
Will Boston Red Sox prospects Tanner Houck, Bryan Mata begin 2021 at Worcester? Projecting who will play for WooSox during inaugural season
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
Boston Red Sox s Tanner Houck winds up for a pitch against the New York Yankees in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP
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Many uncertainties surround the Worcester Red Sox’s inaugural season in 2021. Will it begin on time in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? Will fans be allowed inside Polar Park at any point this summer once the vaccine is available to the general public?
Boston Red Sox prospect Bradley Blalock’s fastball touches 95 mph after eliminating fast food breakfasts, adding 10 pounds during COVID-19 shutdown
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
Red Sox prospect Bradley Blalock when he signed with Boston after being drafted in 2019. (Courtesy Photo, Bradley Blalock)
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Boston Red Sox prospect Bradley Blalock reflects back on 2020 as a productive year, not a setback in his development.
The right-handed pitcher used his time during the canceled Minor League Baseball season to add 10 pounds and improve his secondary pitches.
“First, I started changing the way I was eating because every day I would go to Chick-fil-A for breakfast,” Blalock said. “Everything before, just eat bad. I actually talked to our nutritionist. He set me up with a good meal plan. I was eating like five times a day. That’s what he wanted me to do. So I changed the way I was eating. Made it a lot healthier. So I put on some good weight.”
Examining Boston Red Sox’s catching depth, beginning with Jhonny Pereda, the Venezuelan Winter League Rookie of the Year
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
Red Sox prospect Jhonny Pereda spent this summer at Boston s alternate training site in Pawtucket. (Courtesy Photo, Pawtucket Red sox)
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Pereda was named 2020-21 Venezuelan Winter League Rookie of the Year on Saturday.
The Venezuela native went 45-for-133 (.338) with a .421 on-base percentage, .421 slugging percentage, .842 OPS, one home run, eight doubles, 16 RBIs and 16 runs in 39 games (153 plate appearances) for Caracas.
He also threw out 6-of-13 base stealers (46%). He started 22 games at catcher and 14 games at first base.