What’s one move you want the Red Sox to make right now?

Boston, MA - April 7: Boston Red Sox second baseman Marcelo Mayer and shortstop Trevor Story watch a replay in the fourth inning. The Red Sox played the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) | Boston Globe via Getty Images

Good morning! After another ugly loss last night, the Red Sox once again find themselves as the worst team in baseball. It’s still April, and no one is getting fired yet, nor do I think anyone is getting demoted. But surely the Sox need to do something, right? So what one move would you make right now to try to right the ship?

This is an easy one for me. In fact, I was griping about it well before the season started: Trevor Story and Marcelo Mayer need to switch positions on the diamond. Trevor Story has been trending downwards defensively for a while now. He finished with -9 Outs Above Average last year and consistently struggled with throws across the diamond. The Red Sox brass insisted that their proprietary metrics still deemed him as a very good defensive infielder. But even if that were the case, I would still argue that Mayer should be at short when considering the long-term goals of the team. Trevor Story is 33-years-old. He is no longer elite and won’t be a key piece of the next great Red Sox team. Mayer, hopefully, is going to be here for years to come.

Do I think that flipping Mayer and Story would save the season? Of course not. Frankly, even if they’d been flipped all season, I doubt their record today would look any different. But it’s clear to me that Mayer is currently the better shortstop, and there’s no reason not to put your best team on the field as much as you can. And when you consider the long-term implications, it’s a no-brainer.

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