Roman Anthony Says What Everyone at Fenway Is Thinking: This 2-7 Start Is Unacceptable
The Boston Red Sox are in full-on crisis mode. A 2-7 record through nine games ties the worst start in franchise history, and Sunday's 8-6 loss to San Diego was the final straw. Fans were openly chanting "sell the team" in the ninth inning at Fenway Park, and honestly, you can't blame them. Young slugger Roman Anthony didn't mince words afterward either.
"This is unacceptable. It's unacceptable for the fans," Anthony told reporters. "It's unacceptable to the standard that we set for ourselves." The guy gets it. The Red Sox made moves in the offseason to get better, and so far, those bets are looking like they might not pay off.
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This is the part that stings the most. The team brought in talent to fix what was broken, and instead, those new pieces are misfiring badly. Willson Contreras, Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa have combined to go just 8-for-70 at the plate, a brutal .114 average. They've got one home run total between them and 20 strikeouts. That's not good enough, and everyone knows it.
Then there's the pitching side, which is somehow even more concerning. Ranger Suarez, signed to a five-year, $130 million deal in free agency after Alex Bregman headed to the Cubs, couldn't even make it out of the fifth inning Sunday. He dropped to 0-2 with an 8.64 ERA in his first two starts with Boston. The Padres spotted him a 4-0 lead through three innings and he blew it, with San Diego's rally including a Manny Machado pickoff attempt error that kept the damage coming.
What's Next Is Only Gonna Get Tougher
Manager Alex Cora tried to defend Suarez's effort, saying he was making good pitches and the Padres made adjustments. Fair enough, but the scoreboard doesn't care about effort. The good news? Anthony said everyone in that clubhouse knows they need to be better, and there's plenty of season left. The bad news? The NL Central-leading Milwaukee team at 7-2 rolls into Boston on Monday to start a three-game series.
"We've just got to show up," Cora said. "We have another tough team coming in, one of the best teams in baseball. We've got to play better."
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