Craig Breslow isn’t giving up.
His Boston Red Sox are currently 32-46 and dead last in the AL East.
They already made a managerial change when they fired Alex Cora in April. Bringing in a new manager sometimes helps turn a team around, like the Phillies bringing in Don Mattingly, but not the Sox. They’re 22-29 since Chad Tracy took over.
Through all of this, the team’s chief baseball officer isn’t yet committing to selling at the deadline.
“I still think that we’re capable of playing better and stacking some wins together and hope that we can do that…We’re still not at a point where that decision is clear, Breslow told reporters Tuesday.
“Because like I said, we’ve got a lot of baseball games to play between now and then, and we’re going to do everything we can to get the ship righted for 2026.”
There are a little more than 30 games left before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, and the Red Sox must decide soon if they believe this team can turn it around, or if they should make some guys available and prepare for the future.
They’re not completely out of it yet. They’re 6 1/2 games out of the final AL wild-card spot, and they boast the fourth-best team ERA in the major leagues. Their biggest issue has been offense. Boston is last in total RBIs and second-to-last in home runs.
Should the pitching continue to excel and the offense improve, it’s not too late for the Red Sox to figure it out.
But as we head deeper into summer, Boston brass will have to figure out if they truly believe in their team or if changes must be made.
