Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story could soon be facing roster limbo

Trevor Story's tenure with the Boston Red Sox has been suboptimal from the very start. If Boston's beat reporters are to be believed, that tenure might be nearing an end soon. 

Questions arose almost immediately after Boston signed the shortstop to a six-year, $140M contract before the 2022 season. Boston appeared set at the position with Xander Bogaerts, and few understood what the front office was thinking in signing another shortstop. It also seemed particularly curious that the club hadn't instead approached Bogaerts about a contract extension. 

Story slid over to second base in that first season in Boston but struggled mightily at the plate. He would miss more than a month due to a hand injury and was limited to appearing in just 94 games, which would prove to be the high-water mark of his Red Sox career. 

Injuries have continued to plague Story since. That next spring, he underwent surgery to repair a tear in his UCL that would keep him off the field until August. Then last season, he fractured his shoulder in early April and was out nearly the entire season. 

Through his first three seasons in Boston, Story failed to appear in more than 100 games. He hit a collective .232/.296/.397 (89 OPS+) in that stretch, with just 21 home runs. 

MassLive's Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam discussed Story on Tuesday's episode of the "Fenway Rundown" podcast. Cotillo's thoughts on Story's future were pointed: 

"This is a guy who came out super hot. We were talking on this show about, will he opt out at the end of this season? I don't think he will. Will the Red Sox opt out I think is the bigger question. 

"You hate to see a guy who's a good guy and a good clubhouse leader, someone you and I both really like, be in DFA territory."