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Walker Buehler released by the Red Sox
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Walker Buehler released by the Red Sox
Credit: LA Times

The Red Sox are in the playoff hunt in the American League. And to win, the club is obviously willing to do whatever it takes to get there.

We know that Payton Tolle, the club's big prospect on the mound, will pitch – against Paul Skenes – tonight. The managers have decided that he's the one who's going to give his team the best chance of winning.

But they had to make room for him.

And on the heels of a series of moves, the Low Reds decided that Walker Buehler, despite his hefty $21.05M salary for 2025, wasn't going to finish the year in Boston. He has been released by the club.

https://twitter.com/jcmccaffrey/status/1961498019313975575

Calling back your best prospect and cutting a veteran who must earn over $3 million (he'll get his money, by the way) and who won the World Series shows how serious the Sox are.

And we like that: the club is looking to win at all costs.

Buehler had been sent to the bullpen recently because of his poor performance. But the Red Sox just cut ties with him at the end of August.

Note that if he signs with a new team (at minimum salary) by the end of the month, he will be eligible for the playoffs with his new team. Who would be surprised to see the Dodgers sign him, given his track record of success there?

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