Red Sox News & Links: Sox preaching patience after slow start
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HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 30: Ranger Suárez #55 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during the first inning of the game against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on March 30, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images) | Getty Images So the Red Sox offense so far is… ah, not great. Roman Anthony, Jarren Duran, Willson Contreras, Trevor Story, and Ceddanne Rafaela are all carrying an OPS below .
700. Caleb Durbin is carrying an OPS below the gates of hell. But all is not lost offensively, thanks the prodigious play of Wilyer Abreu.
Following his outstanding WBC performance, the outfielder is once again off to a hot start. And, this year, the Sox coaching staff thinks he has the potential to turn into an “elite” bat. (Alex Speier, Boston Globe) If the lineup continues to struggle, then one of the talking points of the season will undoubtably all of the offensive options the Red Sox elected not to pull the trigger on this past offseason.
One of those players was Isaac Parades, who recorded a hit against the Sox last night. But he actually sounds a bit relieved that he’s not in Boston, owing to his troubles at Fenway: “Truthfully, it’s not a stadium that I can see the ball well [at]. I don’t know why.