Amidst a cold and wet homestand, the Red Sox bats have also gone cold in the past two games after putting up an 18-spot on Sunday against the Cardinals.
The inability to score with runners in scoring position has cost Boston, as they've dropped three in a row against the Blue Jays to fall to 6-7 for the season.
On the pitching side of things, Richard Fitts and Garrett Crochet have given the Red Sox quality starts against Toronto, but the pesky Blue Jays have capitalized against the Boston bullpen.
Still, just 13 games into the season, the Red Sox have some of the hottest hitters in the sport, with Wilyer Abreu leading the majors in OPS, Alex Bregman not far behind the hits lead, and Kristian Campbell slashing .351 /457/.622 with two home runs in a spectacular start to his rookie campaign.
While these Red Sox have found success, others have not, and their jobs could be in jeopardy if they don't start performing.
With the Red Sox beginning to get key players off the injured list and into game action soon, and the influx of talent in the teams' minor league system, these struggling Red Sox have to turn it around sooner rather than later.
1. Triston Casas, First Basemen
The slow start for the Red Sox first baseman isn't anything out of the ordinary, as he holds a career .188/.299/.385 slash line during the months of March and April over his three full seasons in the league.
It has been proven that Casas is a better hitter once the weather warms up during the second half of the season, sporting a .268/.377/.516 slash line across 388 at-bats after the All-Star break. With that said, starting every season off slow is frustrating, especially when he's hitting in the clean-up spot.
Casas is usually absent from the lineup when the team faces a left-handed starter, but his start to the season makes it seem like he can't hit anybody right now. Boston platoons Casas with Romy Gonzalez, who has started this season on fire from the plate, going 7-15 (.467) with two RBIs.
So far this season, Casas has gone 7-39 with a home run and 13 strikeouts. His .179/.238/.308 slash line is not what you want from your four-hitter, no matter what time of the season it is.
Absolutely loved how aggressive Triston Casas was in this at-bat from the first pitch. pic.twitter.com/PUsuiERzvV
— Tyler Milliken (@tylermilliken_) April 8, 2025
The Red Sox need to see better production from Casas, hitting in the sweet spot behind Bregman and in front of Abreu, two of the hottest hitters in the league.
Casas' early season struggles, paired with impressive play from counterpart Romy Gonzalez, could lead to the former's role diminishing as the season goes along. If Casas can turn it around heading into the summer months, he has proven to be a valuable power bat in the middle of the lineup in years past.