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It’s Time for the Red Sox To Change Gears
Safely above .500 for the third July in a row, Boston needs to stop retooling and make some moves before the trade deadline.
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Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | LAA |
| BOS | CLE | OAK |
| NYY | DET | SEA |
| TBR | KCR | TEX |
| TOR | MIN | HOU |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| WSN | MIL | LAD |
| NYM | PIT | SDP |
| PHI | STL | SFG |
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 1 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 2 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | LAA |
| BOS | CLE | OAK |
| NYY | DET | SEA |
| TBR | KCR | TEX |
| TOR | MIN | HOU |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| WSN | MIL | LAD |
| NYM | PIT | SDP |
| PHI | STL | SFG |
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 1 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 2 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
Podcasts
Leaders
WAR
wRC+
wOBA
WPA
| 1.Gunnar Henderson | 6.2 |
| 2.Aaron Judge | 6.0 |
| 3.Bobby Witt Jr. | 5.4 |
| 4.Juan Soto | 5.1 |
| 5.Shohei Ohtani | 4.8 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Garrett Crochet | 3.7 |
| 2.Chris Sale | 3.3 |
| 3.Tanner Houck | 3.3 |
| 4.Cole Ragans | 3.1 |
| 5.Logan Webb | 3.0 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Mason Miller | 1.6 |
| 2.Matt Strahm | 1.4 |
| 3.Jeff Hoffman | 1.4 |
| 4.Emmanuel Clase | 1.3 |
| 5.Hunter Gaddis | 1.3 |
