The Boston Red Sox Have Created An Untenable Situation
By failing to make an offseason move to clear their logjam of outfielders, Red Sox CBO Craig Breslow has created an increasingly untenable situation on his roster.
BOSTON-- In an offseason full of Boston Red Sox discourse, there was no hotter topic among fans and media alike than what Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow would do with the glut of outfielders on his major league roster. Despite rumors surrounding the Red Sox outfield running rampant, Breslow chose to stand pat with his group, leaving manager Alex Cora to juggle five players through four spots, creating a situation that, 23 games in, has become more untenable than first thought. Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Roman Anthony have yet to see major drop-offs in their playing time, leaving Jarren Duran and Masataka Yoshida, arguably two of the team's six best hitters, as the odd men out.
Jarren Duran bases-clearing double? Yes sir! 112.
3 mph off the bat! ๐ฅ via https://t. co/7xTz6szMje pic.
twitter. com/doTqZ64dEU โ NESN (@NESN) April 12, 2026 Itโs been a slow start for the 29-year-old Duran at the plate, hitting just . 164 with a .
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