{"id":673368,"date":"2026-04-11T15:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/673368\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T15:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:39:32","slug":"red-sox-deemed-an-8-64-problem-by-mlb-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/673368\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox deemed an 8.64 problem by MLB writer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Red Sox<\/a> started the season 2-8.<\/p>\n

And the thing about it is, one of the worst 10-game starts in franchise history wasn’t a fluke. There are real reasons for concern for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n

MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince<\/a> is quite worried — he rates his “freak out factor” for Boston as an 8.64-out-of-10.<\/p>\n

He gets that number from Ranger Suarez’s ERA, but it really emphasizes that this isn’t a simple spot for Boston to be in.<\/p>\n

“Plenty of people in the industry were puzzled by the mammoth\u00a0five-year, $130 million commitment\u00a0the Red Sox made to a guy who relies on guile and chase,” Castrovince writes. “And frankly, there have been plenty of puzzling moves by the Craig Breslow-led front office, most notably\u00a0last summer\u2019s salary dump of Rafael Devers. Lefty Kyle Harrison was a key piece acquired in that trade, and sure enough, he\u2019s had early success for the Brewers after Boston shipped him off\u00a0in the trade for Caleb Durbin\u00a0\u2026 who has struggled so far in his role as the third-base replacement for Alex Bregman \u2026 whose presence on the roster was seen as a reason to dump Devers but who has since bolted in free agency.”<\/p>\n

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The Red Sox need the likes of Roman Anthony and Garrett Crochet to carry the team. They have that capability, yes, but it’d also be better if a well-rounded roster could help out.<\/p>\n

To be fair, they have other talents. It just hasn’t come together like that yet.<\/p>\n

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“While I\u2019m bullish on Anthony and Marcelo Mayer and Wilyer Abreu and Jarren Duran and a lot of other pieces on this roster, I do think there should be more certainty baked into a ballclub with as many resources as the Red Sox possess,” Castrovince writes.<\/p>\n

This is definitely a situation that bears watching. The front office could wind up judged quite poorly if things don’t turn around.<\/p>\n

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