The 2014 season has not gone according to plan for the Boston Red Sox.
Coming off a World Series championship in 2013, many expected the Sox to be right back in the thick of things again this year.
Those dreams came to an end sometime in mid-July, and Boston’s inability to compete culminated in a fire sale at the trading deadline.
Now, with a 52-65 record heading into play on August 12, all that’s left is for Boston to evaluate its current roster with an eye toward 2015 and beyond.
What went wrong in 2014, and which facet of the team is most at fault for the Red Sox’s lackluster 2014 performance?
There’s plenty of blame to go around, but our three-quarter mark grades reveal that many of the Red Sox’s biggest problems start at the plate.