If you asked me six months ago what I thought the Red Sox lineup would look like by season’s end, my answer would have been shockingly wrong. Going though each section of the diamond, here’s where my general thought process stood in April: • The outfield would mostly feature Roman Anthony, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Wilyer Abreu (after a midseason trade of Jarren Duran). • The infield would eventually transform into Alex Bregman at third, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell settling in at short and second, and Triston Casas still at first overcoming his early season slump. (Trevor Story would still be in the mix, but probably losing plate appearances to the youngsters and getting in games most often against left handed starting pitchers.) • DH would see Devers settling into the position f
The Red Sox lineup could look radically different in 2026

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