If we had known in March that the Red Sox were looking at Trevor Story not as an addition, but as a replacement for Xander Bogaerts, approximately 100% of the fanbase would’ve offered an emphatic, “No thanks.”
As good as Story was during his first six big league seasons with the Rockies, to replace the Red Sox’ franchise player who has won two World Series titles, four Silver Sluggers and has earned MVP votes in four straight seasons with Story is not a good trade.
At this point, that’s what it’s looking like.
