As we covered on Monday, the Red Sox are sending a pair of their top prospects to play for Team USA in their Olympic qualifying tournament, with Jarren Duran and Triston Casas both getting the honor. Why are they willing to do so when not every team is? (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal)
It doesn’t seem all that long ago that we wondered whether or not Christian Vázquez was even a starting catcher. Now, he’s one of the best all-around backstops in the league. How did he get here? (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)
The Red Sox have slowed down a little, but all things considered they had a good road trip.