While Boston was once a battle ground between the Red Sox and Patriots for championship-winning supremacy, the two elite sports franchises have apparently spent the last year trying reset their financials rather than win games.
After so many years of being on top of the sports scenes in so many sports, Boston fans should be bracing themselves for a downturn the likes of which they haven’t seen in some time.
The Boston Red Sox have been sitting on the sideline for much of this offseason when it came to free agency. How did they get to this point and why are they taking this approach? It’s not what you think.
The Boston Red Sox are sliding down in the American League East power rankings thanks to the six-year deal the Toronto Blue Jays are handing over to George Springer.
The Boston Red Sox have been talking to teams regarding trades involving outfielder Andrew Benintendi, although it doesn’t appear they feel they have to trade the former first-round pick.
The Boston Red Sox and its Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom swung a trade with former Sox executive Dave Dombrowski, sending C.J. Chatham to the Phillies.
There are high hopes for Boston Red Sox prospects Triston Casas, Jeter Downs and Bobby Dalbec. That reality was brought to light once again with all three making Baseball America’s Top 100 list.
The Boston Red Sox haven’t made much of a splash in free agency this offseason. That might change. But there are obstacles they are facing that aren’t the norm when it comes to most Sox offseasons.