There are certain actions that are indefensible in politics, religion, business, and sports. Since this is the Boston Red Sox, this topic Du Jour is that segment of the team known as the bullpen. I certainly can point out metrics and even traditional statistics that give comfort that the bullpen is not as bad as perceived. I just don’t buy that.
The Red Sox bullpen is like attempting to complete a puzzle in which a few pieces don’t belong nor do they fit. The term that some visionaries use to describe the bullpen is “inconsistency” and that we see almost nightly.