A Realistic Look at the 2026 Red Sox: Part I

[moonslav59]

Yanks play tonight. i'm not sure when I start believing the CWS are for real.

Here are the updated AL standings:

62-43 TBR

59-45 NYY -2.5

55-49 CWS

54-50 BOS (-1 from CWS)

53-51 TEX 

54-53 CLE (last WC team and 3 losses more than BOS)

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-1.0 MIN

-1.5 SEA

-2.0 HOU

-2.5 BAL

-3.5 DET

-5.5 TOR (That BOS series was big for TOR. We might have made them into sellers.)

[moonslav59]

Now that we got a RHB with some power to play 2B, we no longer should consider LHB B Lowe because he plays 2B, and maybe not some other RHB we looked at for other positions.

I'd still like Jeffers at C, but I dont want to pay a bunch for a rental. Langeliers is out for the year. Goodman will cost 2 arms and 4 legs. I doubt the Mets will trade Alvarez.

LF/DH? Mead can help at DH, and Yoshida/Romy are doing okay as a DH platoon. Duran is heating up. Anthony can play LF or DH, if he ever returns.

SS looks like a position that could be upgraded, and some big names are being mentioned (like Lindor, Abrams, Neto, Pena and Adames) but again, the asking price will likely be beyond absurdity.

We may not be adding another bat.

SP'ers and RP'ers are probably first on Brez's list, especially after trading Early and no clear picture on Crochet's return.