A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I

[JoeBrady]

58 minutes ago, Old Red said:

Also so far Fred has been more right with his predictions than most of the others on here.

You cannot take Fred seriously.  You just can't.

[JoeBrady]

3 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

For decades Sox fans were trained to expect flopping. It became the expectation.

I understand childhood baseball trauma.  But 20+ years of winning WSCs should've cured people of that.

[moonslav59]

1 minute ago, JoeBrady said:

1-There is no doubt that there are plenty of RS fans unhappy with our record.

2-There is no doubt that henry and the FO are aware of this.

3-There is no doubt that the FO gives 2 seconds of thought about what the average fan thinks are the best moves.  Just think about all the suggestions we've seen in here.  We would have Bregman, Alonso, Marte, and Bichette, instead of Durbin, Contreras, Suarez and Gray.

We'd be on the hook for a billion $$$ worth of contracts and have a worse record than we do now.  Now I have to go and send my SpaceX suggestions to Elon Musk.

I'm not sure why this type of post seems to set off the nay-sayers so much.

Okay, those who screamed for Schwarber can claim we'd be better, but look who else they wanted, instead of the big 3 we got.

Of course, who got us to the point where three nice additions left us far short of being competitive is a valid question and point to make. The blame can be spread our or pin point focused and not be "wrong." We've made some serious mistakes since 2019, and much of it can be attributed to JH & Co, and the limits on spending and certain types of spending that attract or keep the very best of the best.

One can easily point to the "best of the best" and largest contracts signed since 2019 and show the odds are low on striking gold, but that seems to be brushed aside by many. (Note: I include myself in the "many" from time to time.)

[moonslav59]

2 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

I understand childhood baseball trauma.  But 20+ years of winning WSCs should've cured people of that.

It spoiled us, which isn't a surprise.