Red Sox have a problem with 75 percent of their entire infielder

The Boston Red Sox are having a nightmare 2026 season, as they've lost both Roman Anthony and Garrett Crochet due to injury for an extended period of time.

But, it's not just the injured stars that make this year a nightmare; the team is 25-33, last place in the American League East, they've fired Alex Cora already, and they've clearly made some mistakes with their roster construction recently.

With all of the issues, it's hard to identify which might be the biggest problem. But, Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller identified one issue for the Red Sox: 75 percent of their infield has been a total disaster.

Red Sox have a problem with 75 percent of their infield

"Boston Red Sox: 75 percent of the infield," Miller writes. "Willson Contreras has turned out to be a fantastic acquisition for the Red Sox. ... The rest of the infield, however, has been a disaster."

Contreras has actually been the best hitter on the Red Sox this season, posting a .286 batting average with an .889 OPS with 11 homers, six doubles, 23 walks, and 33 RBIs.

He's been great, but Marcelo Mayer, Caleb Durbin, Trevor Story, and depth options in Nick Sogard, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and Andruw Monasterio have collectively been terrible.

Mayer has a .224 batting average with a .590 OPS, while Story (before landing on the injured list) had a .206 average and a .547 OPS.

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The biggest disappointment of all, though, is Durbin, their big trade addition this offseason, whom they sent Kyle Harrison to the Milwaukee Brewers for. Not only is Harrison dominating for the Brewers, but Durbin looks terrible for the Red Sox.

He's been benched this season and has a .183 batting average in 164 at-bats with a .530 OPS, one of the worst marks among all qualified hitters this season.

Monasterio has a .239 average and .656 OPS in 92 at-bats, and Sogard has a .257 average and .721 OPS in 35 at-bats so far this season.

Kiner-Falefa has actually been quite good for the Red Sox, hitting .311 with a .756 OPS in 74 at-bats this season. But, overall, this infield has been a disaster.

Other than Contreras, who has been their best hitter by a wide margin (next closest OPS is .778 from Wilyer Abreu), the three other infield spots have produced very poor results this season.

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