The discourse about the current state of the Red Sox has gone very far off the rails, and is missing important context. Are things really as bad as they seem?
Well...you certainly have the skills for speech-writing in politics if you ever tire of sports writing. A lot of work went into seeking a positive underbelly to the Red Sox off-season, but what remains a huge difference between the Sox front office and truly elite teams is a willingness to make some bold moves like LA has done. It's clear that money, or their unwillingness to spend any, is a primary reason for how FSG has run this and the last few off-seasons. If they couldn't afford to spend more, fine...that is clearly not the case. So, until they truly hit the gas pedal, we're all out here looking at a very uninspired organization that only pays lip service...because unlike salaries, it's free. But thanks for the effort...I wish FSG worked half as hard to make real changes in the 2024 lineup...so far, it's more an idle than anything resembling "full throttle".
Well...you certainly have the skills for speech-writing in politics if you ever tire of sports writing. A lot of work went into seeking a positive underbelly to the Red Sox off-season, but what remains a huge difference between the Sox front office and truly elite teams is a willingness to make some bold moves like LA has done. It's clear that money, or their unwillingness to spend any, is a primary reason for how FSG has run this and the last few off-seasons. If they couldn't afford to spend more, fine...that is clearly not the case. So, until they truly hit the gas pedal, we're all out here looking at a very uninspired organization that only pays lip service...because unlike salaries, it's free. But thanks for the effort...I wish FSG worked half as hard to make real changes in the 2024 lineup...so far, it's more an idle than anything resembling "full throttle".
Spoken like a true scribe of the Red Sox