Red Sox Desperately Need More Production At Key Lineup Spot
This critical lineup spot has been a black hole in Boston's batting order.
Red Sox Desperately Need More Production At Key Lineup Spot originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Sabermetrics and other recent baseball research have shown that the two-hole is one of, if not the, most important spots in a batting order.
In an optimal lineup, it's where the best hitter bats . Unfortunately for the Boston Red Sox , they've struggled to get production from that critical lineup spot this year. Entering Monday's series finale against the Detroit Tigers, the Red Sox have gotten a league-worst .
134/. 253/. 195 batting line from the two-hole this season.
That lack of production is dragging down Boston's offense, which ranks 24th in runs per game, 27th in OPS and last in home runs. I fact checked this and yes they are dead last in the sport in 2 hole production. Red Sox 2 Hole hitters hit a collective .