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October 16, 2026 The MassLive Red Sox Newsletter Red Sox State of the Sox: Decision on top prospect could hold key to offseason The Red Sox face a pivotal offseason decision on top prospect Franklin Arias, weighing whether to build around him or trade him for proven major league talent. By Sean McAdam | sean.mcadam@masslive.com Read more Red Sox Grading the Boston Red Sox’ 2026 position players | The Fenway Rundown The latest "Fenway Rundown" episode features Chris Cotillo Sean McAdam giving out their grades for the Red Sox position players. By Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com MORE    Red Sox Fenway Insider Live: Sean McAdam on Red Sox medical staff, free agency and more MassLive’s Fenway Insider Sean McAdam hosted a mailbag Thursday, Oct. 15 to highlight the latest news from the Boston Red Sox. By Sean McAdam | sean.mcadam@masslive.com and Lauren Campbell | LCampbell@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Should the Red Sox retire Roger Clemens’ number? The Red Sox haven't given out No. 21 since Roger Clemens left, but it still hasn't been retired. Should it join the other legendary numbers on the right field facade? Matt Vautour and Chris Mason weigh in for MassLive's latest Extra Point video. By Chris Mason | cmason@masslive.com and Matt Vautour | mvautour@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Three Red Sox named as AL Gold Glove finalists Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Caelb Durbin are Boston's three AL Gold Glove finalists, with Abreu seeking his third consecutive award. By Sean McAdam | sean.mcadam@masslive.com MORE    Red Sox Red Sox Grades: Aroldis Chapman and Garrett Whitlock were elite. The rest of the bullpen wasn’t always Aroldis Chapman's 35-save campaign and Garrett Whitlock's dominant setup work anchored the Red Sox bullpen in 2026, but Justin Slaten's D grade and Eric Miller's October collapse exposed costly depth problems. By MassLive Express Desk MORE    See more     Unlimited Digital Access   $1 for the first month   Proceed to Checkout            (Cancel Anytime)