Boston Red Sox Longtime sports analyst Rob Parker not sold that Red Sox will make playoffs “I’m gonna stick with my notion that they do not make the playoffs, that they have this incredible run, and over the last six weeks they have some bumps.” What was once a completely incapable offense from top to bottom seemingly became the hottest group of hitters the Red Sox have seen this decade. Longtime sports analyst Rob Parker isn’t convinced the Red Sox can continue playing at the high level they’ve played at for the last month and change. Advertisement:Following the Red Sox’ loss to the Athletics on Saturday, FanGraphs has their playoff chances at 96 percent. Kaley Brown Sports producer Kaley Brown is a sports producer for Boston.com, where she covers the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox.