Jared Carrabis Makes Disappointing Red Sox Prediction Amid Rough Start

Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony

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Last year was a clear step forward for the Boston Red Sox, who improved from 81 wins in 2024 to 89 wins in 2025 and their first playoff berth in four years.

After a chaotic and ultimately disappointing offseason, however, the Red Sox appear to be taking a step back in 2026 based on their concerning 4-8 start.

Boston fan and podcast host Jared Carrabis joined MLB Now on Wednesday to discuss the team's poor start and where they went wrong this year.

"I had them winning 90 games. I thought the offseason was fine. I think they shot for the moon and landed somewhere far beneath that," Carrabis told MLB Network's Brian Kenny. "It was an okay offseason. Where the expectations were, they were not met."

The Red Sox entered the offseason planning to re-sign Alex Bregman, add another middle-of-the-order bat to replace Rafael Devers, and acquire a No. 2 starter. They only accomplished one of those three goals, however, signing Ranger Suarez to bolster the rotation but losing Bregman in free agency and failing to add an elite slugger.

Accordingly, Boston's putting a lot of pressure on Roman Anthony. He's only 21 and has just half a season of Major League games under his belt, but the Red Sox are already expecting him to carry their lineup, lead the team and be the face of their franchise in his first full season.

Not surprisingly, Anthony has struggled a bit to start the season, batting just .217/.308/.348 with 16 strikeouts in his first 10 games. That's normal for a young hitter still adjusting to MLB pitching, but Boston's supporting cast hasn't been able to pick up the slack during his slump.

Without Bregman and other veteran leaders to put the team on their back, Carrabis thinks this Red Sox season will be more like 2024 than 2025, thus losing much of last year's progress.

"It's the same issue that we had in 2024... A talented roster, sure, but who's the leader? Who's the guy that they're following? Who's the guy that sets the tone? Who's the guy that can right the ship when you do start 3-8?" Carrabis asked. "They don't really have that guy, so they're kind of right back to where they were before all the Bregman stuff."

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