{"id":1303,"date":"2026-05-27T08:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:04:40","slug":"with-garrett-crochet-and-roman-anthony-out-of-the-lineup-the-red-sox-have-been-lacking-star-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1303","title":{"rendered":"With Garrett Crochet and Roman Anthony out of the lineup, the Red Sox have been lacking star power"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The two most important members of the Red Sox \u2014 left fielder Roman Anthony and ace starter Garrett Crochet \u2014 have been stacking up days on the injured list.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Crochet has not appeared in a game since April 25, the day Alex Cora was fired as manager. Anthony has been out since May 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

Interim manager Chad Tracy was handed the keys to a car missing a tire, then the transmission seized up a week later.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Both cases have been a bit strange.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crochet said on April 29 that his shoulder lost strength during spring training and never bounced back. The hope was that he would miss only the minimum 15 days, but now it\u2019s clear it will be well over a month.<\/span><\/p>\n

In February, Crochet decided to skip the World Baseball Classic because he was committed to preparing for the season and wanted to spend all the time he could with his newborn daughter. That was admirable. Then he posted a 6.30 earned run average over six starts before admitting his shoulder wasn\u2019t feeling right.<\/span><\/p>\n

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