Are the Sox headed for their third straight last-place finish?
With Truck Day come and gone and the entire squad working out in the Florida sun at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, it's safe to say that the 2024 version of your Boston Red Sox appears to be the most uninspiring team the owners have put on the field in their 20 plus years in charge.
Rafael Devers is the only sure-fire legitimate star (and the only one left from the 2018 World Championship team), with Trevor Story a possible second.
Despite the vows from team leaders, including newly appointed chief of baseball operations Craig Breslow, to acquire some top-shelf starting pitchers to bolster the weakest part of last year's team, the only significant signing has been former White Sox starter Lucas Gioliti.
The team also continues to make baffling moves to shed more payroll, such as Saturday's trade of reliable middle reliever John Schreiber to the Royals for another questionable minor leaguer with a spotty track record at best.
The way that the Sox brass has handled the off-season has been a disgrace and is a direct slap in the face to the team's loyal fans. Most of them will continue to pay the most expensive prices in MLB to see games at Fenway Park, but for how much longer?
Will it take a third straight last-place finish in the American League East to convince the increasingly cheap owners to start spending some big bucks to replenish the team's anemic roster?
Or will they actually make a deal or sign free agents before the season starts? Don't forget, it's not only quality pitching that the Sox lack.
Indeed, Justin Turner signed with the Blue Jays and outfielder Adam Duvall remains unsigned. That leaves the Sox without 44 homers (23 and 21, respectively) from last season between them to replace ---- and there's no one on the current roster whom you can count on to replace that production.
All the more reason why there is so much doom and gloom surrounding the upcoming Red Sox season.
It's also why, even before spring training starts, that it'd be a pretty good bet to assume that the phrase "they've ruined our summah" will be a popular one when the weather heats up.
Rafael Devers is the only sure-fire legitimate star (and the only one left from the 2018 World Championship team), with Trevor Story a possible second.
Despite the vows from team leaders, including newly appointed chief of baseball operations Craig Breslow, to acquire some top-shelf starting pitchers to bolster the weakest part of last year's team, the only significant signing has been former White Sox starter Lucas Gioliti.
The team also continues to make baffling moves to shed more payroll, such as Saturday's trade of reliable middle reliever John Schreiber to the Royals for another questionable minor leaguer with a spotty track record at best.
The way that the Sox brass has handled the off-season has been a disgrace and is a direct slap in the face to the team's loyal fans. Most of them will continue to pay the most expensive prices in MLB to see games at Fenway Park, but for how much longer?
Will it take a third straight last-place finish in the American League East to convince the increasingly cheap owners to start spending some big bucks to replenish the team's anemic roster?
Or will they actually make a deal or sign free agents before the season starts? Don't forget, it's not only quality pitching that the Sox lack.
Indeed, Justin Turner signed with the Blue Jays and outfielder Adam Duvall remains unsigned. That leaves the Sox without 44 homers (23 and 21, respectively) from last season between them to replace ---- and there's no one on the current roster whom you can count on to replace that production.
All the more reason why there is so much doom and gloom surrounding the upcoming Red Sox season.
It's also why, even before spring training starts, that it'd be a pretty good bet to assume that the phrase "they've ruined our summah" will be a popular one when the weather heats up.
Now, even Raffy agrees that Sox management has given up … but you can still visit “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark!*
ReplyDelete(*if you take out a second mortgage on your house to cover the cost of parking, tickets and a Fenway Frank)
— Bill S