Will the Boston Red Sox answer Xander Bogaerts' plea for a roster upgrade?
Bill Koch, The Providence Journal Fri, July 22, 2022 BOSTON — Where is this going? Broad question for the Red Sox , but an important one. We’ll know the answer after the next two weeks play out. Boston could either sell off assets ahead of the Aug. 2 trade deadline and wait for 2023 or reinforce the fringes of its lineup and bid for a place in October. Fan costs at Fenway Park — highest in the big leagues for a family of four according to a recent graphic released by The Hustle — demand the latter. Chris Sale’s fractured left pinkie finger doesn’t mark some sort of end point. The Red Sox were 47-40 before he threw a pitch this season — they were among the American League wild-card qualifiers. His presence arguably would have helped over the next two months, but it wasn’t defining as it concerns reaching the playoffs again. Boston ranks third in wins above average at third base, with Rafael Devers, right, and seventh at shortstop, with X...
