The Boston Red Sox have a physics problem at third base – a black hole or maybe a rabbit hole? Looking at the season-ending statistics so graciously provided by numerous baseball statistical aficionado’s, you simply scan down the third base list…and down….and down. At last, one discovers at the very bottom the name emblazoned “Red Sox.”
How bad is it?
The numbers are an embarrassment for a team that prides itself on being somewhat of an offensive juggernaut. The fWAR was barely above what I assume is some type of metrics Mendoza Line at 0.8. A combined batting average of .