The Red Sox have made several decisions in the last five years that have resulted in mixed reviews on just how they have impacted the team. Some are the result of trades, projecting minor league talent and signing or not signing free agents.
As Dear Abby would say over significant other discord: ” Are you better off with or without him (her)?” Apply that to Boston.
This is an examination of positional players with a comparison to what could have been and what is now on the field. The statistical comparison is for this season and not for the collective years a player has departed Boston.