Red Sox Struggle Early: High Whiff Rates & Cold Bats

0:00On March 31st, Boston Red Sox are off to a rough start, scraping together just 11 runs over their first four games. New guys, Caleb Durbin and Wilson Contreras have one hit between them, and Willier Abrayu is the only one driving and runs over the last 22. Innings. Key bats are ice cold right now. Earlier this week, folks pointed out the team setting seventh in the majors for worst with rates. Hitters are swinging and missing way more than usual, which is killing their offense early on. Players like Jaren Duran jump from 29.1% whiffs last year to 48.1 this season. Contreras went up from 28.9 to 45.2, and Sedan Rafaella climbed from 26.8 to 41.4. Even Trevor's story and Durbin are missing more swings. It's no shock though, facing live Major League Heat after six months off is brutal. Especially for newcomers under Boston Spotlight. Duran needs to lay off low breaking balls, and others might just be pressing too hard.

1:02These glitches are fixable with a little patience, give it a few weeks, and those numbers should even out as the lineup heats up. That's the story for today. Boston Red Sox News Today, driven by AI, I'm Cory with the story.