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Red Sox’s Broken Offense Already Sparking Early Trade Talks

Boston Red Sox On SI·Patrick McAvoy·17 days ago
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Something needs to shift for the Boston Red Sox. The same conversation has been had all season. Boston has great pitching and a lot of potential, but the offense needs to step up if the club is going to turn its season around. To this point, the offense hasn't done so. Now, of course, losing Roman Anthony to the Injured List is a lot to replace, but that's not why the Red Sox's offense has been bad. Boston has four consistent cogs in the lineup batting .214 or lower in Carlos Narváez (.214), Trevor Story (.206), Jarren Duran (.178) and Caleb Durbin (.172). On top of this, the Red Sox are tied for 28th in baseball with just 31 homers. Those are the issues. Half of Boston's lineup isn't getting on the base and the lineup, in general, isn't hitting the ball out of the ballpark. Even if Anthony were in the lineup right now, both of these points would stand. So, how can you improve? The Red Sox have taken the wait-and-see approach so far this season and have bet on internal turnarounds. It's not a bad idea.…

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