![]() The "Monster" nickname is relatively new and was simply called "The Wall" for the majority of it's history. Before then, the wall was covered with advertisements. Despite the name, the Green Monster was not painted green until 1947. Part of the original ballpark constructed in 1912, the wall is made of wood, but was covered in tin and concrete in 1934 when the scoreboard was added. It is located 310 to 315 feet from home plate and often benefits right-handed hitters. The Green Monster is the nickname of the iconic 37.167 foot left field wall. The ballpark has hosted many events including concerts, soccer matches, the 2010 NHL Winter Classic, NCAA Football ( Notre Dame vs. the slugging of Freeman and the brilliant third - base play of Collins. Fenway has hosted the World Series 11 times, with the Red Sox winning six and the Boston Braves winning one. T 1901-1907 The Boston Somerset / Pilgrims - The Pre - Red Sox Era he Boston. It is the fourth-smallest among MLB ballparks by seating capacity, second-smallest by total capacity, and one of eight that cannot accommodate at least 40,000 spectators. Ten active players have contracts of 11 years or more, and current Sox ownership has never signed a free agent for longer than seven years or more than $215M Manny Ramirez got eight years from the last ownership in 2000.Fenway Park is a ballpark located in Boston, Massachusetts and has been the home of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball since 1912, making it the oldest ballpark in baseball. ![]() He’s seen what the other three shortstops commanded, and even though he’s viewed as the most affordable of the quartet, he’s sure to exceed his contract projections by a significant amount, because the others did. It’s hard to see the Sox ending up with Swanson. During last week’s Winter Meetings, they gave Nippon star Masataka Yoshida – who’s never played in MLB before – an enormous contract that baffled scouting directors around the league, hours before officially losing Bogaerts. Offering Swanson more money – even if he ended up elsewhere – would certainly be a huge insult to Bogaerts, but he’s probably used to that by now. They lowballed and traded Jon Lester in 2014, only to turn around and give David Price the richest contract for a pitcher in history at the time. However, the Sox have a pattern of going bigger for free agents than their own homegrown talents. He won’t turn 29 until mid-August, so he’s more than a year younger than Bogaerts, and 13 months older than Correa each of them got 11+ years and at least $280M.īefore the Padres swooped in with their 11-year offer to Bogaerts, Bloom noted that Trevor Story and Kiké Hernández were in-house shortstop options, but that they ‘hoped it wouldn’t come to that.’ But if the Sox were only willing to offer Bogaerts, their captain and two-time champion, six years and $160M, it seems unlikely they’d go bigger for Swanson, and they’d need to, given the market this offseason. It’s especially remarkable, given that the Atlanta Braves also played the full postseason in 2021 to win their first World Series since 1995. But he’s coming off his first All-Star and Gold Glove season, and over the past two seasons, he showed impressive durability by playing 322 of 324 regular-season games. He’s a solid all-around player, but not exactly a superstar he strikes out a bit more than league average, and it’s concerning that his walk rate has dropped significantly each year since 2019. Swanson, the first overall pick in the 2015 draft, is a career .255/.321/.417 hitter who averages 20 home runs and 32 doubles per 162 games. The Chicago Cubs, Minnesota #Twins, Boston #Redsox, Los Angeles #Dodgers and Atlanta all in play for the All-Star.- Bob Nightengale DecemRed Sox rumored to be in the mix for last top free-agent shortstop Dansby Swanson Terrific snd clutch player.- Jon Heyman December 14, 2022ĭansby Swanson’s free agent market has skyrocketed with the recent marquee shortstop signings: Cubs are in on him, and at least the Dodgers, Twins, Red Sox look like potential options. Bob Nightengale of USA Today says they’re “in play.” (Apologies for the rhyme.)ĭansby Swanson looks to be in excellent shape coming off his breakout season. With Correa, Xander Bogaerts, and Trea Turner off the board, that leaves Dansby Swanson as the only top shortstop on the market.Īfter losing Bogaerts, would the Boston Red Sox really go out and target the last big shortstop standing? According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, they’re a potential option for Swanson. On Tuesday night, the San Francisco Giants came to terms with Carlos Correa on a 13-year, $350M contract that makes him the third-highest-paid free agent in MLB history.
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