A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I

[JoeBrady]

19 hours ago, notin said:

And plenty of us said Gray was easily a number two.  No accolades there?  
 

Honestly Fred just wanted the team to spend more money.  That was his primary gripe, supported by his frequent repetition of the Sox ranking on percentage of revenue spent on payroll, a fairly useless metric.  Repeated questions about who the Sox would bench if they signed Alonso and traded for Contreras went unanswered.  Especially if you play by the April rules and don’t know Roman Anthony gets injured…

The issue wasn't the acquisitions.  Breslow had a great off-season.  The issue was the guys that we carried over from 2025.

• Narvaez  .553
• Story   .547 & IL
• Anthony  .675 & IL
• Crochet   6.30 & IL
• Bello    6.34 & AAA

And since nobody suggested that we replace those 5 guys, nothing was going to change.

[mvp 78]

15 minutes ago, JoeBrady said:

The issue wasn't the acquisitions.  Breslow had a great off-season.  The issue was the guys that we carried over from 2025.

• Narvaez  .553
• Story   .547 & IL
• Anthony  .675 & IL
• Crochet   6.30 & IL
• Bello    6.34 & AAA

And since nobody suggested that we replace those 5 guys, nothing was going to change.

Narvaez - Breslow acquisition

Anthony - Breslow extension

Crochet - Breslow acquisition/extension

Bello - Breslow extension

Nothing may have changed, but Breslow's still in charge of running the overall team. If the team is in last place, it's still his fault. 

 

[drewski6]

Some are calling this the worst red sox team of all time, when you contextualize the team against the backdrop of the hilariously weak AL, I think you can make a point relative to expectations.

Would probably need this context though, because I dont think its the worst ever without the context of a bad AL, coming off a playoff appearance....

[mvp 78]

4 minutes ago, drewski6 said:

Some are calling this the worst red sox team of all time, when you contextualize the team against the backdrop of the hilariously weak AL, I think you can make a point relative to expectations.

Would probably need this context though, because I dont think its the worst ever without the context of a bad AL, coming off a playoff appearance....

They were originally in the conversation with '92 because of the offensive stink. They are worse than '92 and worse than the pathetic '20 team (that team had Sale and ERod on the shelf). People are going back to the 1965 team for comparisons now. That is pre-modern era IMO. I believe the Sox can be split between pre and post 1967 for various reasons (ongoing success on field, attendance). 

[mvp 78]