Some Things I Think I Think: Little to celebrate about Red Sox season so far

∗ Just over three weeks into the season, almost nothing has gone as planned for the Red Sox. Garrett Crochet’s most recent start was the worst of his career and the one two starts before that wasn’t very good either. Rotation additions Sonny Gray and Ranger Suarez have each had two good and two bad, though at least with Suarez, the arrow is pointed up.

Brayan Bello has been what he’s always been — maddeningly inconsistent. The guy who was supposed to have become the catcher of the present and the future, Carlos Narvaez, has played poorly enough to lose his grip on the No. 1 role.

Caleb Durbin looks overwhelmed, and despite a few breakout games, Trevor Story looks as lost at the plate as he did last May. Marcelo Mayer has looked fine in the field, but overmatched at the plate. Roman Anthony appears uncertain at times, often caught in between at the plate.

Aroldis Chapman has been human, as opposed to otherworldly. In short, here is the entire list of players who have met or exceeded expectations to date: Willson Contreras, Wilyer Abreu, Masataka Yoshida, Connor Wong and Connelly Early. End of list.