Great work Moon.
The biggest culprit for me is DD, as he put Cora in s terrible position with the late innings options in the bullpen.
Cora takes some significant blame for not emulating Bill B and his turn the page on last season mantra. Cora came into the season with a “everything’s gonna be alright” attitude, which set the tone for the horrible start to the season as they were underdone and lacking in urgency.
The players who should take most of the blame are Sale, Betts and JDM.
Sale started in hopeless fashion, and has interspersed great starts with 4-5 run crap starts.
Betts has been a shadow of himself, and his constant trick of taking the first pitch strike of an AB is mystifying to me.
JDM has annoyed the s*** out of me, as he is getting himself out so much by swinging at balls. If he improved his discipline his numbers would be a lot better.
That said, the Sox have a lot of improvement in them, and with the addition of a couple of arms should get a wild card spot.
Once they are in the playoffs they can give anyone a good battle.