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NESN.com Mar 21, 2024

Red Sox’s Cooper Criswell Impresses Against Solid AL East Hitters

The Boston Red Sox signed Cooper Criswell to a one-year deal for $1 million in December, betting on the upside of his stature and pitch mix. So far in spring training, the 27-year-old has done a solid job unveiling the vision of chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and pitching coach Andrew Bailey. Criswell had a […]
Over the Monster Mar 21, 2024
Things We’re Excited for AND Terrified of in 2024: Cooper Criswell, As an Entity

Things We’re Excited for AND Terrified of in 2024: Cooper Criswell, As an Entity

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/ And we’re not sure which one we should be, if either. A few short months ago, we were all so full of hope, even if we knew it might be fleeting. There were so many potential options in free agency to shore up the rotation. Even if the options in question didn’t set the world on fire, there were certainly ways to improve a pitching staff that survived a 4.52 ERA last season... and that’s if 78 wins in a season can be considered surviving. The team dealt with so many injuries in the pitching rotation last year that most of...
Over the Monster Mar 11, 2024
OTM Open Thread 3/11: It is Monday

OTM Open Thread 3/11: It is Monday

Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/ Spring Training marches on Happy Monday. Are the pitchers unsigned? Yes. Jordan Montgomery is apparently “looking for a seven-year deal that the [Red Sox are] unwilling to give” per Jon Heyman. With Cody Bellinger and Matt Chapman settling for shorter-term deals it may only be a matter of time until Montgomery and Snell come to the same conclusion. Or maybe not. Potential rotation member, with Lucas Giolito sidelined, Cooper Criswell will take the ball for Boston at 1:05 PM ET against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Talk about what you want and...
NESN.com Mar 5, 2024

Craig Breslow Identifies Possible Red Sox Rotation Option After Lucas Giolito Injury

When the Boston Red Sox signed Cooper Criswell to a one-year deal in December, he had only pitched in 12 big-league games in his career with two of those being starts. With Boston “concerned” about Lucas Giolito’s injury, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow pegged Criswell as a possible rotation option, according to The […]

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