Dan Shaughnessy

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Dan Shaughnessy

Devers had to go. That’s what the Red Sox want you to believe. So he’s gone. To the Giants. For a bag of baseballs. And payroll flexibility (I’m eager to hear when fans are getting their dividend checks from Fenway Sports Group). According to Spotrac, the once, top-spending Boston Red Sox have dropped to 19th in active player payroll. A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Sox ownership just pulled off an amazing magic trick.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Dan Shaughnessy

This is not going to play well in Red Sox Nation. It’s a big bowl of bad for Boston baseball. The Red Sox are once again saving money and asking their paying population to tolerate a mediocre present in hopes of a better future. The illusion of contention and more talk about better days ahead is a tough sell for a once-great franchise that’s finished last three times in five years and has won only one playoff series since 2018.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Dan Shaughnessy

Along with Roman’s older siblings, Anthony and Lia, Tony and Lori Anthony have been enjoying our town since they arrived from Florida just in time for their son’s first big league hit, a two-run double against the Rays Tuesday night at Fenway Park. They’ve enjoyed Roman’s first week at Fenway with family and friends. It must be interesting when Tony makes North End dinner reservations for Anthony Anthony. Roman Anthony’s great-grandfather, father, and brother are all Anthony Anthony.

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Dan Shaughnessy

Which guy would you rather have on your team for the next 15 seasons?“Nine inches taller, and 100 pounds heavier than Boston’s hot shot, Judge (6 feet 7 inches, 285 pounds), already had 32 homers at the time I posed the question and was clearly the AL’s top rookie. But I liked our guy just a little better. Judge had a big hole in his swing and I saw Benintendi as a young Yaz, a pure talent who’d get better every year.

4 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Dan Shaughnessy

“I know, I know, I know,” manager Alex Cora said with a sigh when we spoke over the telephone during Thursday’s offday. “I’ve been here since 2018. I know how it works. We’ve been inconsistent for years . . . We haven’t been good the last four years. I understand it’s still early, but it’s not early. I get that. “Honestly, you look at our season, Close games and one-run games. In my career I’ve never been in a season like this. So close, but so far.