The Trevor Story "era" has been a brutal time for the Boston Red Sox. After signing a six-year, $140 million contract in 2022, the Texas native has recorded a .242 batting average, a .697 OPS, 49 home runs, 205 RBIs, and a 93/443 BB/K ratio in 361 games
Story has been a massive disappointment throughout his time in Boston, has regressed offensively and defensively, is constantly dealing with injuries (he's currently on the 10-day injured list with a sports hernia), and is directly standing in the way of Marcelo Mayer's development as the team is playing him out of position because of the 33-year-old shortstop.
There haven't been many positives to take away from Story's time in Boston so far. And as if it wasn't bad on its own, the Red Sox are likely stuck with him until the end of his contract (he has a $25 million club option in 2028) because no team on the planet is going to want to trade for him.
Trevor Story has been terrible for the Red Sox
Signing Story made sense for Boston at the time. There were doubts about Xander Bogaerts returning to the team that offseason (he ended up signing a massive 11-year, $280 million contract with the San Diego Padres), he was just two years removed from earning NL MVP votes for the third consecutive season, and he was one of the best infielders in the entire game.
None of that matters anymore. Story hasn't even somewhat resembled the player he was with the Colorado Rockies. And outside of his solid 2025 season (.263 BA, 25 home runs, 96 RBIs in 157 games), he hasn't put together a single good, healthy season in Boston. And there's nothing the team can do about it.
Signing Story doesn't rival signing Pablo Sandoval to a five-year, $95 million contract in 2014, selling low on Chris Sale in 2023 (to be fair, this is more of a 'hindsight is 20/20' type of thing. Everybody knew Sale needed a fresh start, but nobody could have imagined him going right back to Cy Young form while the Red Sox walked away with Vaughn Grissom, who they also sold low on last year after a horrendous tenure with the team), or the Holy Grail of inexplicable moves done by a front office: trading Mookie Betts in 2020.
However, when we're talking about the countless mistakes the Red Sox have made since the 2013 World Series, Story's time with the team is certainly going to be one of the first points anybody brings up... and we're only halfway done.
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