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Boston Red Sox: 6 reasons this is the worst 6-months ever

By Manny Gómez

FT. MYERS, FL - FEBRUARY 17: Interim Manager Ron Roenicke of the Boston Red Sox speaks during a team meeting before a team workout on February 17, 2020 at jetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
FT. MYERS, FL - FEBRUARY 17: Interim Manager Ron Roenicke of the Boston Red Sox speaks during a team meeting before a team workout on February 17, 2020 at jetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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It’s been a while since the Boston Red Sox dealt with a string of unmitigated bad luck. Here’s why the last 6-months could mean a return to the norm.

Prior to winning four World Series titles in 14-years (2004, 2007, 2013, 2018), the Boston Red Sox went on an 86-year run of downright bad luck (aka “the curse of the Bambino”). However, over the last 6-months, the team has suffered from an unprecedented level of what us Dominicans refer to as El Fuku (or severe bad luck).

It started back in early September when following a magical 2018 season, a year in which the Red Sox set a franchise record by winning 108 games and winning the World Series, the team decided to part ways with general manager Dave Dombrowski.

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Now, the Red Sox did make a bold choice in hiring Chaim Bloom as Chief Baseball Officer, someone highly regarded in the game. Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the team “injected a brilliant young mind into a front office already with a lot of brainpower… this optimizes them.”

That’s all well and good, but it didn’t stop the ball from rolling downhill for Boston.

Just a couple of months later, the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal implicated Red Sox manager Alex Cora in the scheme. Essentially, this fixed baseball’s eyes on Boston, who would also come under investigation by MLB.

The results of that investigation have yet to be released. However, it, as well as the results of the Astros investigation, led to the parting of ways between the Red Sox and their beloved manager. In his place, bench coach Ron Roenicke was promoted to the position of team manager.

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In the midst of all of this, the MLB free agency period was in full swing and unlike the last offseason, pieces were moving fast. In the process, two Red Sox players found new homes.

In December, Rick Porcello signed a 1-year deal with the New York Mets. Then, in February, fan-favorite Brock Holt signed a 1-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers.

It gets worse.

Between the departure of these two players, the Boston Red Sox paired up with the Los Angeles Dodgers to pull off the blockbuster trade of the year. The Dodgers received Mookie Betts and David Price, sending Alex Verdugo and a shortstop named Jeter to Boston.

Now, in the midst of baseball’s suspension due to the coronavirus, a hiatus that could keep the game away until July, which is bad enough, it was announced that Red Sox ace Chris Sale would undergo Tommy John surgery.

Just one, maybe two of these incidents would be enough to sideline an organization for an extended period. For the Boston Red Sox, I count 6 separate incidents…

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  1. Firing Dombrowski
  2. Sign-stealing investigation
  3. Parting ways with Cora
  4. Losing Porcello and Holt
  5. Trading Betts and Price
  6. Sale’s Tommy John surgery

How will they overcome all of it?

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