Even if the Red Sox had won seven more games this season, enough to force their way into a one-game playoff and have a chance at meaningful baseball games in October, who would’ve been on the field for a team that was already playing on fumes in September?
It looked like some of those young guys like Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts could’ve played straight through Thanksgiving, but much of the roster was worn down, sick, injured or over their innings limits.
Despite what was written here in February, when the Red Sox had too many outfielders and could have fielded a second squad with their Triple-A roster, this team proved that it wasn’t built to win.