At a recent visit to Fenway it was interesting to watch the infielders take grounders between innings.
Dalbec most definitely has a cannon, on the other hand, Story’s arm looked weak. His throws were very armsie , like he didn’t want to engage his shoulder. The assumption that he could play SS if bogey left may not be accurate due to his arm strength.
[Duran CF,
Verdugo LF,
Bogaerts SS,
Martinez DH,
Vázquez C,
Cordero 1B,
Dalbec 3B,
Bradley RF,
Sánchez 2B
Tough to win with another weak ass lineup.
6 of the starters have zero or negative WAR .
Duran and Dugo is the same lineup just can’t happen next season.
The hitting from the Sox outfield and DH spots have been truly abysmal.
The typical quartet for the Yankees ( Stanton, Judge, Gallo, Carpenter ) have 75 HRs between them.
Our typical 4 ( JBJ , Duran, Dugo, JD ) have 19 HRs combined.
FFS the starting yankee 1st baseman has more HRs (22) than than the Red Sox current starting outfield and DH combined!!!
Historically this would have to be right up there as one of the worst Red Sox outfield/DH combinations in terms of HR production in recent memory.
Apparently 200 million doesn’t go very far these days.
The bottom of the lineup most nights is a black hole, and trading for a quality bat at 1st base would change that.
The return of Whitlock has massively changed the quality of the bullpen, although I would still like to see the Sox trade for another quality right handed reliever.