Netflix producing documentary on 2024 Red Sox

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Ever see a documentary about a last-place team, absentee ownership and pissed off fan base?

Either they're planning something grand so it's the greatest story ever, or this is setting the stage for a real-life reenactment of that scene where the Joker burns all the mobsters' cash.

Knowing that this has been in the works for a looong time, per the McAdams report, I wonder if/how this impacted some free agency discussions - there are some guys who just don't want to be part of something like this.

Also, the organization won't have final-cut rights, so the warts-and-all approach could be a big negative to some.

It's somewhat surprising to me they wouldn't invest more aggresively in the roster given this info. I actually take that as a good sign that ownership isn't overly meddling with what BBops wants to do.

Why would Netflix want to start this foray into MLB by focusing on the 14th best team in the league? They should have started with the Dodgers(or Yankees) to get some real eyeballs. It feels like a lost opportunity here.

You're acting like they chose the Miami Marlins or something, this is still the Boston Red Sox one of the top 5 most well known baseball teams there is. This will get plenty of extra views being the Bosox.

Netflix fell into TV gold by getting to focus on a once-proud franchise that has fallen on hard times and can't steer itself clear of drama. Boston media is a pressure cooker and they can tap into that too. If the team winds up going young this year, you get the ups and downs of rookies. If they overachieve, that's something too.

Plus, a lot of people hate Boston and will turn out to revel in the franchise's downfall.

I really don’t get the sentiment that this won’t be an interesting team to follow. There are tons of positional battles, there are a ton of guys who seem like they’ll have high highs and low lows, there’s a brand new GM trying to fix a major longstanding problem in the organization. This is a huge brand with a volatile roster that could win 95 games as easily as it could lose 95. Guys like Casas, Grissom, and Pivetta seem like they’d be very interesting personalities to follow. You’ve got the Story comeback to watch. Plenty of storylines.

I feel like this is exactly the sort of team you’d want to kick something like this off with. This is about the ups and downs of an MLB season, a team with a lot of talent and even more question marks seems like a much more interesting subject than one that totally sucks or one that’s probably gonna win 100 games.

Really doesn't seem like an environment that is conducive with helping young players break into the majors....."Hey Rafaela, you just struck-out three times today. Tell the Netflix viewers what happened"


How much of a factor was this for any potential FA signings?....Candidates deciding that they would take similar money from another team and not have a camera in their face 24/7

Professional athletes, notoriously camera shy. Didn't everyone sign in LA?

I'm sure it made zero difference.

We can all agree that Triston Casas will give the filming crew lots and lots of material right? lmao

I like it. Sure Casas feels like the natural choice to be a breakout star, but I look forward to seeing the personalities of guys I don’t know. Maybe some dark horse will be a new favorite.