His plan may work, but if it doesn’t, the decision to undo the good work of his predecessors is likely to blame.
It’s become clear that the Red Sox have long known that they were never going to offer Xander Bogaerts a contract that he would accept. In the wake of Bogaerts’ megadeal with the Padres, angry fans have recriminated against ownership, management and even journalists for passing along what is, in...