{"id":58822,"date":"2025-06-01T06:39:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=58822"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:39:16","slug":"craig-breslow-discusses-red-sox-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=58822","title":{"rendered":"Craig Breslow Discusses Red Sox&#8217; Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<header>By Nick Deeds | <time datetime=\"2025-05-31T19:34:12-05:00\">May 31, 2025<\/time> at <time datetime=\"2025-05-31T19:34:12-05:00\">7:34pm CDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<p>The Red Sox have been one of the more disappointing teams in baseball this year. While they\u2019re shielded from consideration for the most disappointing club in MLB thanks to their division rivals in Baltimore, Boston entered the season as a trendy pick to win the AL East but currently sit three games under .500, 3.5 games back of a Wild Card spot, and 8.5 games back of the Yankees for the division title. While the calendar has not yet flipped to June and there\u2019s plenty of time for a club floating around .500 to turn things around, that didn\u2019t stop chief baseball officer <strong>Craig Breslow<\/strong> from expressing urgency in his comments to reporters (including Chris Cotillo of MassLive) regarding the state of the team earlier today.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe simple answer is it\u2019s not good enough. It\u2019s not the performance we expected in the offseason,\u201d<\/em> Breslow said, as relayed by Cotillo. <em>\u201cIt\u2019s too late in the season and I think the the evidence is too strong to just say, \u2018We\u2019re gonna be OK tomorrow when we wake up.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Those comments seem to indicate that changes are necessary in order for the Red Sox to reach their maximum potential, though Breslow did not announce any specific changes ahead of this afternoon\u2019s game against Atlanta. Reporting has subsequently indicated that there will be a handful of roster moves ahead of tomorrow\u2019s game, but one name that does not yet appear to be coming up to the majors is top prospect <strong>Roman Anthony<\/strong>. Widely viewed as the sport\u2019s top prospect and boasting a .306\/.435\/.505 slash line for Triple-A Worcester, fans have grown impatient waiting for his highly-anticipated major league debut.<\/p>\n<p>Breslow\u2019s comments didn\u2019t shut the door to the possibility of Anthony coming up in the near future but didn\u2019t provide any new hints that his debut could be on the horizon, with Cotillo suggesting that Breslow simply repeated past comments about wanting to call Anthony up into a situation where he\u2019ll be able to thrive. Aside from the possibility of a promotion for Anthony, Breslow was also asked about the job status of manager <strong>Alex Cora<\/strong>. Breslow stood by his manager, referencing his decision to offer Cora a three-year extension last summer.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe obviously made a commitment to Alex,\u201d<\/em> Breslow said, as relayed by Cotillo. <em>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna see that through. Right now, it\u2019s about making sure that we\u2019re doing everything we can to enable the 26 guys on our roster to help us win as many games as possible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It would certainly be a shock to find out that Cora is on the hot seat after the club committed to more $7MM annually to him for the 2025-27 seasons, so it\u2019s hardly a surprise that Breslow shut down the idea of parting ways with his manager. Even so, the fact that the possibility of a change in the dugout came up at all during the scrum highlights the sense of urgency surrounding the Red Sox, and Cotillo adds that Breslow did not fully rule out the possibility of changes to the coaching staff. Breslow emphasized that the club is prepared to <em>\u201cpull a string that that we think will impact our success on the field\u201d\u00a0<\/em>should one arise, though he also made clear that he wouldn\u2019t want any changes made to <em>\u201cpaper over a more deeply rooted problem.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One place where the Red Sox appear poised to make some substantial changes in the near future is first base. While <strong>Rafael Devers<\/strong> seemingly remains unlikely to move to the position anytime soon, <strong>Kristian Campbell<\/strong> has been doing drills at the position in recent weeks and is expected to make his first career start at the position tomorrow, as Cotillo noted yesterday. <strong>Romy Gonzalez<\/strong> is also expected back from the injured list in the relatively near future after serving as the club\u2019s primary first baseman during the brief stretch between Casas\u2019s injury and his own. It\u2019s unclear what sort of timeshare will be had at first base once Gonzalez and Campbell join <strong>Abraham Toro<\/strong> and <strong>Nick Sogard<\/strong> as players capable of handling the position on the roster, but it seems safe to expect everyone from that group who remains on the roster to make at least occasional appearances at first for the time being.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>View Comments (46)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox have struggled to meet expectations this year, and their chief baseball officer weighed in earlier today. 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