A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, Larry Cook said:

About the same war as Bregman for a fraction of the cost!!  

You don't hear all the sign Bregman crowd bringing up his name anymore.

The sign Bogey crowd has been silent for years.

When Brez makes a mistake, the name of that player is broadcast far and wide and often.

[Old Red]

12 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

You don't hear all the sign Bregman crowd bringing up his name anymore.

The sign Bogey crowd has been silent for years.

When Brez makes a mistake, the name of that player is broadcast far and wide and often.

Yes that’s the way it works in the here, and now world.

[moonslav59]

The Sox are now second in the AL in run differential, recently passing the TBR and CWS. Only the Yanks remain ahead of us, but without Judge the gap is closing quickly.

The Sox are 7th in all MLB in this area.

3 runs behind PIT

19 behind the Cubs

42 behind the NYY

 

[Larry Cook]

18 hours ago, UtahSox said:

Why Neto over Abram’s? 

Neto is a dumpster fire defensively and we are finally getting the dumpster fire defenders out of here or on the DL!!!!

[Larry Cook]

Bres-slow seems to have a knack for acquiring middling nebulas starting/relieving pitchers at the trade deadline and then using them as part of a package to get a quality player in the offseason (see Harrison and hicks) 

there should be a couple of these  middling nebulas starter/reliever pitchers available now!!  

[Randy Red Sox]

23 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Trading Bennet would certainly need the further addition of a SP'er, even just a rental.

Trading a pitcher limited by IP, this year, also makes sense if we want to advance into the playoffs.

we dont trade any of the young SP on our roster and i don't trade Witherspoon or Evanyson either.  we waited way too long to get young quality cost controlled SP to trade it away especially for a SS when we have Mayer and Arias coming.

[UtahSox]

2 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Durbin is the face of the team's turnaround, although he started hitting before the wwins started coming. He has been amazing on defense, too.

This mental toughness is stuff that builds championship rosters. If him and WC 40 become the leaders in the clubhouse. I like our odds in the next couple of years.

 

To have the type of start, Durbin had in Boston…..  I think there are very few people, who would just put their heads down and stay the course. I know I would’ve folded like a cheap tent. Durbin is to me the coolest story of the 2026 season for sure.

[UtahSox]

22 minutes ago, Larry Cook said:

Neto is a dumpster fire defensively and we are finally getting the dumpster fire defenders out of here or on the DL!!!!

I think that’s a beyond exaggeration. To say he is a dumpster fire that implies he’s terrible. I think he’d be a wonderful. Second base for the Red Sox for years to come.

[Randy Red Sox]

3 minutes ago, UtahSox said:

This mental toughness is stuff that builds championship rosters. If him and WC 40 become the leaders in the clubhouse. I like our odds in the next couple of years.

 

To have the type of start, Durbin had in Boston…..  I think there are very few people, who would just put their heads down and stay the course. I know I would’ve folded like a cheap tent. Durbin is to me the coolest story of the 2026 season for sure.

he has certainly been good for a while now and his D has been great too.