As the second half of the Major League season begins, there’s plenty of chatter surrounding whether the Red Sox should be buyers or sellers ahead of the Aug. 2 trade deadline.
They find themselves at 48-45, which doesn’t seem particularly noteworthy in itself. When presented with context, however, it induces a lot of head-scratching.
The Red Sox started the season 14-22, and many believed they were finished before they really began in earnest. They then won 19 of their next 23 to move to 42-31, but they’ve lost six of seven, 10 of 13, and 14 of 20.