Red Sox made promise to Kiké Hernandez that should make fans hopeful

The Boston Red Sox haven’t had many reasons for hope this season, but Chaim Bloom made a promise to Kiké Hernandez that should make fans hopeful.

The Boston Red Sox haven’t had many reasons for hope this season. With falling to the bottom of the AL East standings, several bullpen meltdowns and many blown leads, to name a few, the rest of the season isn’t seeming promising at all. However, Chaim Bloom made a big promise to Kiké Hernandez that may be a boost of hope for the future.

Bloom promised Hernandez a better team next season, which was reportedly a selling point for the 31-year-old player.

It’s unclear exactly what Bloom will do to improve the team, but improvements are necessary if the Red Sox want to continue their former success.

Boston Red Sox need to live up to promise Chaim Bloom made to Kiké Hernandez

The Red Sox were once a highly successful team. They’re currently the only team in the AL East standings below .500, which has only happened once since 2015.

Despite having one of the best lineups in the league, Boston struggles to utilize their potential and has a lot of work to do to its rotation and bullpen. It’s very evident where the issues lie with the Red Sox this season.

Among all MLB teams, Boston has the fourth-best batting average (.259), sixth-best on-base percentage (.319), eighth-best slugging percentage (.411) and ninth-best OPS (.731). They can overall hit the ball, but they lack power.

Their pitching stats are a drastic difference. They have the sixth-worst ERA (4.54), seventh-worst opponent batting average (.254) and sixth-worst WHIP (1.34).

A bribe to Hernandez for the team to get better is great reasoning to stay, but hopefully Bloom will be able to put his promise into action.