There has been quite a stir in the media about how uninspiring the Red Sox bullpen is. It’s the same narrative nonbelievers liked to spread right before the 2018 playoffs. Everyone was constantly singing the high praises of New York’ star-studded bullpen, while constantly criticizing Boston’s. Yet when it was all said and done, the Red Sox relievers got the job done and coasted past the Yankees, the Astros and the Dodgers en route to their fourth World Series title this century.
In 2019, it seems the naysayers haven’t learned at all from their mistakes.