* In April and May, Andrew Bailey was a genius. His attack plan and his directives to the Red Sox pitching staff had the Red Sox as one of the surprise success stories of the early part of the 2024 season. Bailey was hailed — including here — as a pitching savant, the mound whisperer who was going to transform the Boston staff with his unorthodox philosophies, which prescribed more spin and far fewer four-seam fastballs.
It worked. Until it didn’t.
