The Boston Red Sox are in a tough spot thanks to a big injury, but there are players on their roster that have fallen short this year.
The Boston Red Sox spent most of 2025 in second place in the American League East behind the New York Yankees. However, Alex Bregman’s injury has sent Boston into a spiral. After losing five straight games, Alex Cora’s team finds itself in fourth place, ahead of only the Baltimore Orioles. For a team that made big offseason moves, fans expected a lot of them.
The Red Sox had three All-Stars in 2024; Rafael Devers, Jarren Duran, and Tanner Houck. They added Bregman, Walker Buehler, and Garrett Crochet this winter. They have three of the top prospects in baseball waiting for Cora to give them a chance. Despite all of that, Boston has underwhelmed more than two months into the season.
Thanks to the gap that the Yankees have put between themselves and the rest of the division, the Red Sox’s best chance at the postseason is as a wild card in the AL. On paper, Boston has the talent to make that happen. However, it will require a healthy rebound from Bregman and for a few players to overcome poor starts. If they can, the Red Sox are a dark horse team that opponents won’t want to face in the postseason.
Here are three players who have disappointed the most in the first two months of the 2025 season.
First Baseman Triston Casas
Triston Casas might get a pass because of his injury. However, fans expected him to return to his 2023 form after missing more than half of last season. Instead, the 25-year-old struggled at the plate mightily and got hurt yet again. It isn’t his fault, but his injury caused a rift between Rafael Devers and the Red Sox over what position they want him to play this season.
Casas went onto the injured list at the beginning of the month. After undergoing surgery on his left knee, Boston ruled him out for the rest of the year. He won’t have the opportunity to recover from his slow start and take the pressure off of himself. When Red Sox fans think about Casas’ performance in 2025, there is almost nothing good to say about their first baseman.
