Red Sox Deliver Spectacular Batting Show, Upsetting All Stakes!
NESN's Lucy Burdge anticipates several Boston Red Sox hitters reaching a benchmark that a projection system has none of them achieving.
Red Sox Lineup Predicted To Shatter Modest Power Projections originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Home runs have become a popular conversation point around the Boston Red Sox before the 2026 season.
The ZiPS projection system set tepid expectations for Boston's lineups, forecasting no Red Sox hitter to reach 20 home runs . Not everyone shares that pessimism. Lucy Burdge predicted that s everal Red Sox players will accomplish that benchmark on NESN's "Boston Has Entered The Chat.
" "And I thought, that's stupid already," Burdge said of the ZiPS projection. "But now I'm thinking this team could have five guys hit 20 home runs. " The Red Sox will have at least five guys hit 20+ home runs and win the World Series.
pic. twitter. com/fUW9yLLVku ā Lucy Burdge (@LucilleBurdge) March 13, 2026 Jarren Duran went from 21 home runs in 2024 to 16 last year, but the outfielder is currently on a power heater.