Previewing the 2021 season from A-Z

Hit the ball! Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The headline says it all; no introduction necessary. To the letters!

Always Be Churning

The Red Sox will not win the World Series this year. Sorry to offend. This is a bridge year, and should see a fair amount of players shuffling on and off the team. This isn’t just between Triple-A and the majors, but between the Sox and other teams. You can be pretty sure that at some point this year Matt Barnes will be trade bait, and maybe Michael Chavis as well. It’s okay. The Sox are in motion toward contending and need to stay in motion, and the way to do that is keep the churn alive. It’s what we wanted after 2018, but that’s ancient history now. I’m ancient…