Trevor Story Makes Feelings Clear On Red Sox's Slow Start

Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story

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The Boston Red Sox are off to a slow start, but shortstop Trevor Story believes the team is ready to take the next step.

Boston is off to a 7-11 start as the Red Sox entered the year with expectations of competing for the AL East title. Although Boston has started slowly, Story has full confidence that the team is close to turning it around, and doesn’t believe they should be written off so early into the season.

“We’re (three) weeks into the season, and we feel like we haven’t played anywhere close to our best baseball,” Story said, via The Boston Globe. “And it could be way worse. Once we get rolling and once we get to doing the things that we know we can do on a consistent basis, we’re excited about that.”

Story is right, as the Red Sox should be playing better than they are. The team was also without star hitter Willson Contreras, who’s dealing with a lower back injury, and is still without the likes of Triston Casas, Patrick Sandoval, and Romy Gonzalez, among others.

So, if Boston can get healthy, that should help the Red Sox take the next step as Story expects them to.

The Red Sox is coming off a series loss to the Minnesota Twins, but avoided the sweep with a 9-5 win on Wednesday.

Boston will host the Detroit Tigers for a three-game weekend series at Fenway Park beginning on Friday. Despite the slow start, the Red Sox are still just 3.5 games back of first place in the AL East and two games back of a Wild Card spot.

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