With the Boston Red Sox undergoing a rough stretch, the organization's top prospects in Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer return to Worcester this week.

If they go with a veteran like Peter Laviolette, it will signify that they’ve deluded themselves into thinking it’s a quick fix. Should they go with a young-ish assistant, it will be evidence that they (properly) realize this is going to take a while.

The chilly wind that blew over the Green Monster during Monday night’s game against the Mets left Fenway Park feeling more like October than May. It was postseason weather. With the season now a third over, the Red Sox rank as one of the biggest disappointments in baseball, a jumble of useful players who haven’t fit together well.