{"id":2914,"date":"2026-06-17T08:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2026-06-17T08:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:33:29","slug":"for-red-sox-dismal-divisional-performance-has-season-in-jeopardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2914","title":{"rendered":"For Red Sox, dismal divisional performance has season in jeopardy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Even as the Red Sox acknowledge the possibility of becoming deadline sellers this year, they are far from committing to such a path. The team\u2019s decision makers still hope the club will forge a run to prove itself worthy of reinforcements rather than subtractions leading up to the Aug. 3 trade deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In order for that to happen, however, the Sox must address a key factor in their plummet towards the bottom of the American League: To this point, the Sox have been chum in the AL East waters.<\/span><\/p>\n

If the Red Sox had merely been mediocre within the American League East, their 2026 season wouldn\u2019t be imperiled. The club\u2019s 23-26 mark outside the division is hardly spectacular, but given that a .500 record right now is good enough to hold an AL wild-card spot, it\u2019s not disqualifying. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But after Tuesday\u2019s 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays, the Sox have a horrendous 6-15 mark against divisional opponents \u2013 the second-worst record by any AL team within its own division. (Only the Tigers, with a 6-16 mark against the AL Central, had an inferior mark.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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