Red Sox Weekend Warmup: A New Era Begins In Boston
The Red Sox parted ways with former chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom on Thursday, signaling the start of a new era in Boston.
That era will likely start with a trip to … not the postseason. If you’re an optimist, FanGraphs has given the Red Sox a 0.5% chance of making the playoffs as of Thursday, but it’s fairly clear that Boston’s out of it.
They have the Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees to thank for that, as the Red Sox combined to go 3-6 against those teams entering a series finale with their fiercest rivals Thursday. There will only be 15 games left on the Boston’s schedule as it enters the weekend, and the focus has now shifted from making the postseason to reshaping the roster into a contender.
Here’s where things stand as the Red Sox enter a new era.
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Red Sox odds (Sept. 14)*To win World Series: +100000To win American League: +50000To win AL East: off board
