Red Sox vs Rangers Series Review

A Blog By Dean

Overall Takeaway

If I wasn’t trying to build a baseball empire I would delete the Twitter/X app. I for months was posting and writing about players like Trevor Story perhaps having to move positions to let the young guns play. I was crucified for it. Keep in mind, I never said get rid of him. I always felt the team should have moved Casas, put Devers at 1B, put Story at DH, and call up Mayer and Anthony to start the year.

You would have thought I murdered someone by saying that. Yet, here we are. May 8th 2025, and the same fans that were threatening me in my DMs are saying the same exact thing.

Oh how the turntables have turned.

Game 1: Rangers 6-1

Game 2: Red Sox 6-4

Game 3: Red Sox 5-0

What I Loved

• Alex Bregman

  • I think it is three series in a row now where his OPS is over 1.000 for the first two games, and then dips below of the third. He currently sits at .988, which is 5th best in baseball!

• Rafael Devers .800 OPS

  • Almost just had a heart attack watching him steal second. Beyond that, his OPS is now over .800 which puts him in the Top 50 for 2025. Considering how his season started, that is great.

• Aroldis Chapman

  • Sure, he gave up a homer to Jung in the 9th…. But he also threw 103.8 MPH. So that’s sick.

• Bullpen

  • There was an article last week from a website I will not name, that critiqued the Red Sox bullpen. It was clear that they saw the “4.00 ERA” and decided to attempt and make a hit piece. A simple Google search will show that the Red Sox’s are Top 10 in ERA, WHIP, Saves, SO, BB, and BAA.

  • Barring the team imploding here on Thursday afternoon, they had another great series.

• Brayan Bello

  • He is the clear #2 behind Crochet. Last week I commented how great it was for him to only have one walk during his start. Well, he made up for it today by having 5 BB over 4.2 innings. It’s his kryptonite, and always has been. If he could get it together, he is an ace. If not, I am scared when it comes playoff time. Teams like the Dodgers won’t let you make so many mistakes.

What I Was "Mid" About

• Kristian Campbell

  • He has officially entered a slump. Most saw this coming, but I noticed in my BBI rankings that he was VERY low. As expected, there is going to be a little leveling out before he takes the next jump.

• Trevor Story

  • I can not believe these words are coming out of my mouth…. But I don’t love the hate that is being thrown towards. That being said, move him to DH and bring Mayer up.

What I Didn't Love

• Red Sox Fans

  • I never thought of Red Sox fans as fair weather fans, but it is becoming more and more evident that many of them are. At the beginning of this season, I suggested having Trevor Story move to DH, move Devers to 1B, trade Casas, and bring up Mayer/Anthony. I was labeled a traitor. Now everyone wants that exact scenario.

• Lucas Giolito

  • He got banged around pretty hard. Still early, but needed to drop him down into “not loved” for now.

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