The Boston Red Sox are one of the marquee franchises in Major League Baseball, a founding member of the American League and an iconic brand. Beloved by Red Sox fans both within New England and without, the team practically prints money.
Coming off of their fourth World Series title in fifteen years in such dominating fashion, most fans (myself included) figured the Red Sox had as good a chance as ever in 2019 to repeat as champions or to at least make a deep playoff run. Instead, they turned in one of the most disappointing seasons in their long history and along the way seemed to adopt a new philosophy of wanting to slash spending and get under the luxury tax thresholds they’ve been well over the last few years.