As we’ve gotten ready for the Red Sox to play in this bizarre 60-game season, most of the focus has been around the pitching, and more specifically the most ink has been spilled for the rotation. That makes a whole lot of sense, because the rotation looks like a mess and is likely to be the thing that keeps this team out of October. (Although the 16-team field may change that.)
With all of the focus on the rotation, though, we have kind of overlooked the lineup. I mean, not totally because people have certainly talked about guys like Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers and some of the other studs in this lineup.