The Red Sox had a bad month(s) in regards to ABS challenge rate for March and April, then it got even worse so far in May (via Fangraphs)
It cannot be overstated how unprepared this team was/is for the new challenge system
The Red Sox said using an opener was working way too good for Brayan Bello. Absolutely have to go back to the method we were using when he was the worst pitcher in the galaxy.
The Red Sox pitching so far in the month of May:
6-5, 2.61 ERA
100 IP, 80 H, 29 ER, 34 BB, 91 K, 1.14 WHIP, 4 SV
Not terrible, but certainly not great.
How confident are you in Andrew Bailey?