2020 Red Sox Win Total

[Bellhorn04]

So kick a little ass...

I'm a man of modest expectations right now...

[mvp 78]

Maybe because we don't have any pitching prospects worthy of making the roster

Here's what SoxProspects put on this year's taxi squad as a projection:

Starters
LH Kyle Hart 40
RH Bryan Mata
RH Thaddeus Ward
LH Jay Groome

Swingmen
RH Tanner Houck
LH Mike Kickham oo
RH Mike Shawaryn 40
RH Phillips Valdez 40

[mvp 78]

Being ready for a two-month sprint may be directly related to age. Since it will be vital for teams to get off to good starts, expect managers to chase early Ws, starters to insist they can go one more inning, and bullpens to be pushed to the max. Don't forget the new three-batter minimum (as well as the unusual injuries and virus risks). We may see revolving doors of relievers from a lot of 60-man rosters. The Astros and M's have each included 12 of their top pitching prospects on their 60. The world champion Nationals list 10, as do the Dodgers, while the Yankees have nine.

The Red Sox have zero... so far.

https://www.mlb.com/news/top-prospec...n-player-pools

Sox still have 13 slots available to be filled.

[5GoldGloves:OF,75]

Sox still have 13 slots available to be filled.

Bloom is sending scouts to all corners of the world -- oh, wait, Americans are banned there.

[Slasher9]

0. there will be no season.

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0. there will be no season.

But the Red Sox always win the World Series in years where the country is crippled by a pandemic...

[5GoldGloves:OF,75]

But the Red Sox always win the World Series in years where the country is crippled by a pandemic...

... and then take another 86 years to win again? By 2106, my fingers may have arthritis and I won't be able to post.

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... and then take another 86 years to win again? By 2106, my fingers may have arthritis and I won't be able to post.

So you want more pandemics?

[5GoldGloves:OF,75]

So you want more pandemics?

We'll still be in this one, coughed on by generations of unmasked heirs of King Kushner and third lady Frackinmany

[Thunder]

We'll still be in this one, coughed on by generations of unmasked heirs of King Kushner and third lady Frackinmany

Keep politics out of this thread

[5GoldGloves:OF,75]

Keep politics out of this thread

Unfortunately, baseball, sports and everything else is affected by this pandemic. And those of us -- like you and I -- who admit to cracking jokes and not taking ourselves too seriously, are doing the best we can to deal with it. I just hope we all get a chance together soon to cheer for the Sox, root against the Yanks, and argue over who should play second and why RR left Barnes in too long or took him out too early.

[Thunder]

Unfortunately, baseball, sports and everything else is affected by this pandemic. And those of us -- like you and I -- who admit to cracking jokes and not taking ourselves too seriously, are doing the best we can to deal with it. I just hope we all get a chance together soon to cheer for the Sox, root against the Yanks, and argue over who should play second and why RR left Barnes in too long or took him out too early.

That's no excuse. The rules are simple. Follow them or leave.

[5GoldGloves:OF,75]

That's no excuse. The rules are simple. Follow them or leave.

In just the past half year, many posts here have debated whether Bloom was hired specifically to trade Mookie and/or dump Price, whether Kennedy and O'Halloran were pretending that Boston is trying to contend, and whether Henry and Werner really wanted to keep Betts. Good luck leaving politics out of any threads, even about the Red Sox.

[jad]

The title of this thread is "Red Sox Win Total." I don't see any 'rule' saying there should be no politics.

[mvp 78]

@TomCuddySports
Red Sox first Fenway workout Friday.Mgr.Ron Roenicke “It’s hard to predict what is going to happen.Who’s gonna start fast.”