The Boston Red Sox have plummeted from contenders to American League East bottom-dwellers. Then again, that always seemed like a possibility entering the unprecedented 2020 season.
President of baseball operations Chaim Bloom elected to trade Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers this past offseason rather than risk him possibly walking in free agency. Bloom also sent David Price to L.A. in that deal, and Boston's rotation was weakened further by the loss of left-handers Chris Sale (Tommy John surgery) and Eduardo Rodriguez (complications from COVID-19).
Boston's rotation has struggled. The Red Sox rank dead last in rotation fWAR, per FanGraphs.