ESPN's Paul Hembekides Explains What Could Doom Red Sox Offense In 2026
Hembo foresees a few problems for Boston's bats.
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9 spot in ESPN’s latest MLB power rankings was a result of the opinion of multiple writers. ESPN’s Paul Hembekides had the lowest opinion of the Red Sox’s 2026 prospects among these writers, personally ranking the Sox at No. 13.
Hembekides explained his decision on Tuesday. “FanGraphs projects the Red Sox to score 4. 6 runs per game, and I'm taking the under,” Hembekides wrote .
“They have only two hitters I can promise will post an above-average batting line against both sides of the platoon -- Roman Anthony and Willson Contreras. And that's because I see potential land mines. ” “What if Trevor Story doesn't outperform his underlying metrics again (.