"Say what you want about Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow, but he was a man of his word when it came to emphasizing pitching and defense. The Red Sox's pitching staff has a top-10 ERA in the league following the weekend, while their defense has graded out as by far the best in baseball in terms of defensive runs saved."
"Unfortunately, it looks like that's come at the expense of...well, anything resembling consistent offense. The only team that has a worse combined OPS than the Sox this season (.666; very fitting if you ask me) are the Mets. Boston boasts one of the worst total on base percentages across MLB (.310) and are the posting the second-worst combined slugging percentage (.356; I'll let you guess which team is putting up the only worse slugging output as of the time of publication)."
"You know who the suspects are. Three Red Sox hitters qualified for the league's bottom 10 in OPS as of Sunday morning. Sing 'em with me: Durbin, Duran, Story."
"It's not just that trio that have sucked complete shit on offense. The only guys who can skate from criticism here are Wilyer Abreu, Willson Contreras, and Ceddanne Rafaela. Those three-along with Nick Sogard (who has had all of four ABs in the bigs this year) and Mickey Gasper (25 ABs to his name, wowwwww such a bi"
The 2026 Boston Red Sox show strong pitching and elite defense, with a top-10 ERA after the weekend and defensive runs saved ranking best in baseball. Offense has not matched that performance, with the team posting one of the worst combined OPS totals in MLB. The Red Sox have a low on-base percentage and a second-worst slugging percentage, indicating limited power and few baserunners. Several qualified hitters fall into the league’s bottom 10 in OPS, including Durbin, Duran, and Story. Only a small group of hitters draws less criticism, while others contribute little production so far.
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