The Red Sox need to move on from Trevor Story

May 7, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story (10) scores a run on Boston Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela (3) (not pictured) RBI infield single against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The Boston Red Sox are mid… I’ll be the first to admit that it’s looking like “mid” might be enough to secure one of the final playoff spots in the American League in 2026, but you aren’t exactly allowed to fall under that distinction when you’re routinely trotting out suboptimal lineups, unable to play the brand of baseball you’ve been built to play, and trying but failing to change the framework of how your organization is run (i. e.

cheaping out). It’s a shitshow, folks. I don’t like being the negative guy, especially so short into my run jotting words down onto this virtual diary, but the organization has given me no choice but to watch the piss poor product they trot out onto the field and look for ways to fix it.

How? What? Who?

I’ve asked myself those questions routinely over the last several weeks, and always seem to end up pointing in the direction of one man: Trevor Story. Story, in all fairness, has been nothing short of hardworking during his time with the local nine. I’d have quit after my third season-ending injury, but this guy has routinely worked through difficult circumstances to get back out onto the field and try to play up to the standard of that six-year, $140 million contract he signed in 2022.