Alex Speier examines the emergence of Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who's improved virtually every facet of his game this season. (Alex Speier: WEEI.com)
Napoli attributes his September success to pitch recognition, something the first baseman exhibited on Saturday against CC Sabathia. (Kyle Brasseur; ESPNBoston.com)
Here's an interesting story from Koji Uehara's Nippon Professional Baseball League playing days. (Evan Drellich; MassLive.com)
Drake Britton, six months removed from his DUI arrest, hopes he has earned back respect. (Tim Britton; Providence Journal)
A year in school aided the growth of Teddy Stankiewicz, Boston's second-round pick from this year's draft. (Jon Meoli; SoxProspects.com via ESPNBoston.com)
Does September momentum mean much when it comes to playoff success? (Andre Khatchaturian; Fire Brand of the AL)
The SoxProspects community voted for its 2013 minor-league All-Stars. (Kevin Pereira; SoxProspects.com)
If you missed it, here's a write up (with video included) of Boston's tribute to Mariano Rivera before yesterday's game -- the closer's last regular-season game at Fenway. (Bryan Hoch; MLB.com)
Buster Olney snapped a photo of what Rivera etched on the wall of the visitors' bullpen at Fenway. (Buster Olney; ESPN)
A former Red Sox announced his retirement yesterday. (Chris Cotillo; MLBDailyDish)