The incredible 15-game winning streak for the Boston Red Sox is officially over after they finally dropped a game to the Orioles, but man, what a ride it was. This team, which everyone including yours truly had written off as dead in the water with a brutal 32-46 record before late June, went on an absolute tear, matching a franchise record by winning 15 straight. It was unbelievable to watch. Honestly, no one saw it coming. We lived through that surge, watching them claw their way from the basement straight into the third AL Wild Card spot despite having key guys like Roman Anthony and Garrett Crochet sidelined. You gotta tip your cap to those dudes, they played like a bunch of dogs who just refused to quit. It was glorious.
The Euphoria vs. The Reality Check
Before this breathtaking run, the expectation was crystal clear: general manager Craig Breslow was going to be a seller at the August 3 trade deadline. That seemed like a no-brainer with how rough things looked. But now? After a 15-game streak that felt like it fell right out of a movie script, the front office is staring down a wild dilemma. Does that incredible stretch override half a season of meh baseball? As much as it pains me to say it, and as much as I wish it wasn’t true, I just don’t think they’re going to get completely swept up in the hype and go all-in as buyers. My gut says it’s going to be the same old song and dance: a little bit of buying, a little bit of selling. We’ve seen that routine before, right?
Same Old Story For Breslow?
There are whispers linking them to Angels shortstop Zach Neto, but let’s be real, the Red Sox are always in on every rumor under the sun. It doesn’t even feel like a great fit, though it probably screams about the front office’s confidence, or lack thereof, in Marcelo Mayer. Plus, the price tag? I bet it’s too high. Jeff Passan, who usually has his finger on the pulse, hit closer to home when he said their plans are “fluid.” He mentioned the Red Sox aren’t ruling out getting help before August 3, but also that “for an entire half of the season, they personified mediocrity and that 15 games does not a season make.” He calls their early play “mediocrity,” which I think is generous, but overall, that sounds exactly like the Craig Breslow we know. He knows this team stumbled into the history books by some miracle of the baseball gods, and it didn’t hurt that the rest of the AL has been pretty terrible, either.
So, what’s next? That August 3 trade deadline is looming large. It feels like the whole direction of the season, and maybe even the next few, hinges on what Breslow decides to do. Will he chase that Wild Card dream, or stick to the script? We’re all watching to see what happens.
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Originally reported by Over the Monster.
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