The MLB transfer window is used by rival organizations to bolster their rosters. Teams like the Seattle Mariners have gone all out this season, signing players like Randy Arozarena (TB), Yimi Garcí (TOR) and Justin Turner (TOR). While the Boston Red Sox haven’t necessarily gone all out like Seattle, they have signed several players to help a struggling group. The Red Sox pitching staff has been faltering since the All-Star break in July. But despite the new additions, Boston is still struggling on the mound. Recent additions can’t stop a troubling Red Sox trend.
Recent acquisitions can’t stop the Red Sox’s troubling trend
The statistics
For the entire 2024 season, Boston ranks 18th in baseball with a 4.17 ERA. The Red Sox have few baserunners, are fourth best in walk percentage, and 15th in WHIP. However, that’s not the whole story. From March to mid-July, Boston had a pretty strong pitching staff despite various injuries. Since the All-Star break, however, nothing has been the same. In fact, the Red Sox have been completely thrown off course in the last month.
Since July 19, when baseball resumed after the All-Star festivities, Boston very last in the MLB for team ERA. Worse than the Chicago White Sox, who are 3-22 over that span. Below the Colorado Rockies, who play in a stadium where balls constantly go out for runs. The Red Sox just haven’t been able to perform on the mound. That’s affected their record, as Boston has won 11 of its 26 games since the break. Through Saturday, the club has failed to make any ground in the AL wild-card race and is 2.5 games behind the Kansas City Royals.
