Trevor Story weighed in on the negativity surrounding the Red Sox
“We embrace it. It’s something that has to be our identity if we want to be good."
By now every synonym for ‘disappointing’ has been used to describe the Red Sox’ offseason. Lackluster, failure, “stuck in neutral,” as written by CBS Sports’ R.J. Anderson.
This narrative is not lost on Red Sox players. Instead of letting the low expectations bog them down, however, they’re using it as motivation.
Chris Cotillo caught up with shortstop Trevor Story on the Fenway Rundown podcast over the weekend about the identity of the Red Sox heading into the 2024 season.
“It’s definitely real,” Story said about his teammates’ desire to prove the critics wrong. “We have a very talented group and I think that gets overlooked a little bit.”
Boston had a lot of holes to fill at the beginning of the offseason, starting with pitching. After welcoming chief baseball officer Craig Breslow to the organization in the winter, fans expected the team to make some hefty trades. Whether or not they’ve added players that will have a significant impact to those deficits remains to be seen.
Among their offseason acquisitions are outfielder Tyler O’Neill, infielder Vaughn Grissom, and righthander Lucas Giolito.
“We embrace it. It’s something that has to be our identity if we want to be good,” Story said.
And while the Red Sox use the chip on their shoulder as an advantage, Story says they aren’t letting the negativity impact their self-image.
“It’s something that we truly believe. We know that we can pitch better, we know that we can get better than we have in the past couple of years,” Story said. “We feel like overall we’re attacking our weaknesses.”
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