If it wasn’t already clear that this Red Sox season has not gone according to plan, it sure was made clear on Tuesday because seemingly every national outlet ran a story on the topic. That includes Ken Rosenthal over at The Athletic. (Ken Rosenthal; The Athletic)
Also getting in on the party was Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs. (Jay Jaffe; FanGraphs)
And last but not least, CBS got into the mix, with Mike Axisa. (Mike Axisa; CBS)
There have been a lot of issues for this team and it’d be overly simplistic to point to just one and act as though it is the sole reason for the slow start.