The Red Sox have sucked… and yet they’re still going to make the playoffs

Here’s a pair of conflicting thoughts I believe to my core: The Red Sox have completely sucked to this point in 2026. They 2026 Red Sox are still going to make the playoffs. As a baseball fan, I don’t know how to feel about this. Baseball’s a sport that’s supposed to be about measuring greatness over 162 games, and it’s becoming less and less about that with each passing year. Personally, I find the addition of the third wild spot to be an abomination, and scenarios like this are exactly why. I