A Realistic View of the 2025 Red Sox: Part II

[moonslav59]

Our pen pitched well, again, today. It is currently ranked 5th in fWAR, 2nd in ERA- and 5th in FIP.

When the season began, just about all of us felt the pen was our weakest area. Many of us questioned signing an 80 year old closer and adding only Justin Wilson to help.

Can we give some props to Cora for managing this pen to such a high level of production?

PAs against (OPS Against)

210 Whitlock .540

195 Weissert .663

184 Bernardino .566

163 Chapman .423

143 Wilson .682

103 Kelly .788 (IL)

90 Slaten .465 (IL)

85 Newcomb .791 (IP as RP only)

72 Guerrero .530 (IL)

69 Alcala .719

68 Murphy .625 (coming off a long time off)

59 Hendriks .692

53 Criswell .828 as RP

52 Wink .622 (IL)

[Bellhorn04]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

Our pen pitched well, again, today. It is currently ranked 5th in fWAR, 2nd in ERA- and 5th in FIP.

When the season began, just about all of us felt the pen was our weakest area. Many of us questioned signing an 80 year old closer and adding only Justin Wilson to help.

Can we give some props to Cora for managing this pen to such a high level of production?

PAs against (OPS Against)

210 Whitlock .540

195 Weissert .663

184 Bernardino .566

163 Chapman .423

143 Wilson .682

103 Kelly .788 (IL)

90 Slaten .465 (IL)

85 Newcomb .791 (IP as RP only)

72 Guerrero .530 (IL)

69 Alcala .719

68 Murphy .625 (coming off a long time off)

59 Hendriks .692

53 Criswell .828 as RP

52 Wink .622 (IL)

Cora and Bailey both deserve props for it.

[moonslav59]

17 minutes ago, Bellhorn04 said:

Cora and Bailey both deserve props for it.

Good point- and Brez, too.

[moonslav59]

Guerrero moved to 60 Day IL.

Burdi reinstated and optioned to Woo.

Kelly off the IL and sent to Woo.

May is activated.

(Bernardino was demoted for Matz.)

MLB 13 man Staff:

Crochet, Giolito, Bello, May, Buehler

Chapman, Whitlock, Wilson, Weissert, Matz, Hicks, Murphy, Alcala

________________

Everyday 13:

Narvaez, Wong

Toro

DHam, Romy

Story

Bregman

Duran

Rafaela

Abreu, Anthony

Yoshida, Refsnyder

________________

15 Day IL: Mayer

________________

AAA:

Harrison, Fitts, Early, Sandlin, Uberstine

 Bernardino, Burdi, Kelly, ICampbell, Moran, Mata, Hoppe, De Leon

Zavala, Tromp

Campbell

Grissom

Sogard

Romero

Rosier, McDonough

Jh Garcia, Sikes

Eaton, Thompson

Hickey

 

[Maxbialystock]

Good stuff on the bullpen who have been unfairly maligned now and then (including by me).  

[moonslav59]

37 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Good stuff on the bullpen who have been unfairly maligned now and then (including by me).  

I was the worst on how Brez neglected the pen. Many of the guys I wanted him to sign have sucked. It's another example of how these guys know more than we do.

Had we not lost 4 of our top 7 or 8 SP'ers (Crawford, Houck, Sandoval & Dobbins- 5 if you count trading away Priester) we'd have been able to use some in the pen and not even needed Matz.

Brez has made some mistakes, most easier said in hindsight, but he's really done a nice job building up the team and farm. Keeping Cora and adding Bailey has worked well, too.

This team is fun to watch, and the farm is still looking nice, despite many graduations (Anthony, Mayer, Narvaez, Campbell & Dobbins, plus Fitts & Guerrero.) That's quite a class of rookies. Last year, we graduated Rafaela, Abreu & Slaten!

The rebuilding era is over, but we need not empty the farm to fill the few holes we will have, this winter. We'll have Devers & Buhler money plus more.

We only need to add a SP, closer and maybe a 1Bman, if Campbell does not win the job by then. Maybe another SP and Wilson replacement would help. That's not much for the money we should have. (Assuming Bregman returns.)

[moonslav59]

The framework for 2026 looks like this:

SP1 Crochet

SP2: _____

SP3: Giolito

SP4: Bello

SP5: Sandoval, ____, Crawford, Dobbins, Harrison, Fitts, Criswell> Tolle, Early, Sandlin, Perales

Closer: ______

RP2: Whitlock

RP3: Slaten

RP4: _____

RP5: Weissert

RP6: Hicks

RP7: Bernardino

RP8: Murphy (SP converted) Wink, Burdi, Kelly, Guerrero

Line-up:

1. Duran LF

2. Bregman 3B

3. Anthony DH/RF

4. Story SS 

5, AbreuRF/ Refsnyder DH (Romy?)

6. Rafaela CF

7. Mayer 2B (Romy?)

8. Narvaez C

9. Campbell/Romy 1B or _____

Bench: Wong, KC or Romy, Abreu or Refsnyder, Jh Garcia

[Duran Is The Man]

6 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Check out these team OPS w Men on Base (before today.)

1.131 Romy

.947 Anthony

.923 Bregman

.875 Duran

.846 Ref (a hit today with man on)

.814 Story (HR and 2B w man on, today)

.798 Rafaela

.771 Abreu

.739 Narvaez (BB w man on)

 

good job by all those guys. i never would have guess Story being that high.  and wasn't this always a knock on Devers -he couldn't hit with men on?

[Duran Is The Man]

41 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

I was the worst on how Brez neglected the pen. Many of the guys I wanted him to sign have sucked. It's another example of how these guys know more than we do.

Had we not lost 4 of our top 7 or 8 SP'ers (Crawford, Houck, Sandoval & Dobbins- 5 if you count trading away Priester) we'd have been able to use some in the pen and not even needed Matz.

Brez has made some mistakes, most easier said in hindsight, but he's really done a nice job building up the team and farm. Keeping Cora and adding Bailey has worked well, too.

This team is fun to watch, and the farm is still looking nice, despite many graduations (Anthony, Mayer, Narvaez, Campbell & Dobbins, plus Fitts & Guerrero.) That's quite a class of rookies. Last year, we graduated Rafaela, Abreu & Slaten!

The rebuilding era is over, but we need not empty the farm to fill the few holes we will have, this winter. We'll have Devers & Buhler money plus more.

We only need to add a SP, closer and maybe a 1Bman, if Campbell does not win the job by then. Maybe another SP and Wilson replacement would help. That's not much for the money we should have. (Assuming Bregman returns.)

compared to years past, that's not near as many holes to fill. in my world, i'd like to re-sign Chapman and Bregman and trade Casas and Yoshida.

[moonslav59]

15 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

compared to years past, that's not near as many holes to fill. in my world, i'd like to re-sign Chapman and Bregman and trade Casas and Yoshida.

I'd offer Chapman $12M/1 with team option for $10M year 2 with $2M buyout. Essentially, a $22M/2 or $14M/1 contract.

Offer Bregman $150M/4 ($37.5M x 4)

I doubt Casas brings back much, at all. I still think the guy can be an .850 batter, but should only DH and play emergency 1B. (That might lessen his injury chances.)

Yoshida trading is difficult, unless we pay all but $3-6M of his deal or take back a sunken cost player in return, but just not a DH. We could also try to lessen the financial hit by tacking on a good player or prospect with Yoshida, but this idea would suck, if JH does not spend at leat to the tax line, going forward, and maybe over, once in a while, when a push is needed.

Yoshida & Sandlin for Arenado? (Offer Guerrero, to?) Sonny Gray is owed $35M in 2026, which is about what Yoshida is owed for the next two years combined. What would we have to add to get Gray? STL might love to dump Arenado's contract by parting with Gray, but they'd want something good, if they took Yoshida. Yoshida, Fitts & Romero for Gray & Arenado? (Sub Dobbins for Fitts? Sandlin for Romero?) I kicked around a million ideas like this, last winter: none made sense to the other team.

I think we'll be stuck with Masa and Casas with hopes they comeback and give us something plus.

[moonslav59]

32 minutes ago, Duran Is The Man said:

compared to years past, that's not near as many holes to fill. in my world, i'd like to re-sign Chapman and Bregman and trade Casas and Yoshida.

I think I counted 18-20 open slots on the 40 after the 2020 season. (replaceable roster slots)

After 2021, things looked better, but there were still 8-12 openings.

It slowly got better as 40 man roster depth was built up to at least near mediocre levels.

Last winter, we needed:

SP (Pivetta>Buehler)

SP (Criswell + Wink = 24 GS in '24 to within system + Sandoval)

Closer (Jansen>Chapman)

Set Up (Martin >Wilson)

3B w Devers to DH/1B (Bregman)

2B (Left to within system)

OF (O'Neill to within system)

C (Wong/McGuire>Jansen to Narvaez & Wong)

1B depth (Toro)

That was 6-8 openings minimum.

This winter, we could get by with 3-4 major additions and one could be by trade of an OF'er or midlevel prospects:

3B (hopefully Bregman, but E Suarez might work)

Closer (hopefully Chapman of one of the top closers traded this deadline)

SP2 (replace Buehler with M King, Cease, Valdez or vis trade)

1B (E Suarez or Alonso, or maybe roll the dice with Campbell)

Maybe add 2B depth and another pitcher. Maybe replace Wong, but these 2-3 minor moves are not essential, unless we go weak on a few of the other 4 add-ons.

3 Major add-ons might be enough:

Framber Valdez or Cease (M King?)

Hesley, Diaz or Chapman

Bregman or E Suarez (Alonso and play Mayer at 3B?)

Can we pay just 3 of these guys and stay near the tax line?

[Nick]

5 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

The framework for 2026 looks like this:

SP1 Crochet

SP2: _____

SP3: Giolito

SP4: Bello

SP5: Sandoval, ____, Crawford, Dobbins, Harrison, Fitts, Criswell> Tolle, Early, Sandlin, Perales

Closer: ______

RP2: Whitlock

RP3: Slaten

RP4: _____

RP5: Weissert

RP6: Hicks

RP7: Bernardino

RP8: Murphy (SP converted) Wink, Burdi, Kelly, Guerrero

Line-up:

1. Duran LF

2. Bregman 3B

3. Anthony DH/RF

4. Story SS 

5, AbreuRF/ Refsnyder DH (Romy?)

6. Rafaela CF

7. Mayer 2B (Romy?)

8. Narvaez C

9. Campbell/Romy 1B or _____

Bench: Wong, KC or Romy, Abreu or Refsnyder, Jh Garcia

I'm surprised Bres hasn't discussed extension talks with Chapman. He looks like he has a couple of more years in his tank.

[Larry Cook]

4 hours ago, Nick said:

I'm surprised Bres hasn't discussed extension talks with Chapman. He looks like he has a couple of more years in his tank.

Relievers are so unpredictable year to year. 
 

some team out there is regretting the tanner scott signing from last offseason!!  
 

 

[Larry Cook]

13 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

Guerrero moved to 60 Day IL.

Burdi reinstated and optioned to Woo.

Kelly off the IL and sent to Woo.

May is activated.

(Bernardino was demoted for Matz.)

MLB 13 man Staff:

Crochet, Giolito, Bello, May, Buehler

Chapman, Whitlock, Wilson, Weissert, Matz, Hicks, Murphy, Alcala

________________

Everyday 13:

Narvaez, Wong

Toro

DHam, Romy

Story

Bregman

Duran

Rafaela

Abreu, Anthony

Yoshida, Refsnyder

________________

15 Day IL: Mayer

________________

AAA:

Harrison, Fitts, Early, Sandlin, Uberstine

 Bernardino, Burdi, Kelly, ICampbell, Moran, Mata, Hoppe, De Leon

Zavala, Tromp

Campbell

Grissom

Sogard

Romero

Rosier, McDonough

Jh Garcia, Sikes

Eaton, Thompson

Hickey

 

The big 4:

Anthony has exceeded any and all expectations thus far. Future superstar.
 

Narveaz has exceeded any and all expectations thus far. He is tiring out now and we need Wong to catch more genes. But narveaz is the unexpected gem of the rookie class.
 

Campbell was thrown into the North Atlantic without a life preserver and promptly drowned. However, he is starting to make the adjustments and figure it out it all together again offensively at Worcester!! I have serious doubts about his defense but there is no doubt when he is playing with confidence, he can hit! 

Mayer is a mystery. I think his defense is major league caliber plus for sure. I think his hitting against righties will develop to be above average and if the hitting against lefties can improve a bit, then he could be a tremendous asset!!!  The thing that worries me are the injuries. Now that it looks like he needs wrist surgery and could be shut down, I see the annual premature end to his seasons as troubling! 
 

honorable mention goes to dobbins!  Love the moxie and boost he gave us even if the stuff was fringy/decent most of the time! 

[Duran Is The Man]

5 hours ago, Nick said:

I'm surprised Bres hasn't discussed extension talks with Chapman. He looks like he has a couple of more years in his tank.

if he hasn't he needs to. Chapman has been everything we could ask for and then some and shows no signs of slowing down.

[moonslav59]

46 minutes ago, Larry Cook said:

The big 4:

Anthony has exceeded any and all expectations thus far. Future superstar.
 

Narveaz has exceeded any and all expectations thus far. He is tiring out now and we need Wong to catch more genes. But narveaz is the unexpected gem of the rookie class.
 

Campbell was thrown into the North Atlantic without a life preserver and promptly drowned. However, he is starting to make the adjustments and figure it out it all together again offensively at Worcester!! I have serious doubts about his defense but there is no doubt when he is playing with confidence, he can hit! 

Mayer is a mystery. I think his defense is major league caliber plus for sure. I think his hitting against righties will develop to be above average and if the hitting against lefties can improve a bit, then he could be a tremendous asset!!!  The thing that worries me are the injuries. Now that it looks like he needs wrist surgery and could be shut down, I see the annual premature end to his seasons as troubling! 
 

honorable mention goes to dobbins!  Love the moxie and boost he gave us even if the stuff was fringy/decent most of the time! 

Dobbins outperformed Campbell in 2025, unless KC comes back and gives us plus play down the stretch.

[Larry Cook]

2 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Dobbins outperformed Campbell in 2025, unless KC comes back and gives us plus play down the stretch.

Can you imagine how we look if Campbell was included in the crochet trade instead of teel????

[moonslav59]

24 minutes ago, Larry Cook said:

Can you imagine how we look if Campbell was included in the crochet trade instead of teel????

Maybe we could have kept Teel & Meidroth by adding Campbell, but I still absolutely love the Crochet deal. (This from someone who really values having a good farm system.)

[Larry Cook]

11 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Maybe we could have kept Teel & Meidroth by adding Campbell, but I still absolutely love the Crochet deal. (This from someone who really values having a good farm system.)

No doubt. Bres-slow nailed it on that trade!

Plus we are set up perfectly for a huge trade if Pittsburgh wants to move skenes 

and with the Devers and beuhler money, we can sign a high quality starter, if the Mets leave us any!!!!

[moonslav59]

11 minutes ago, Larry Cook said:

No doubt. Bres-slow nailed it on that trade!

Plus we are set up perfectly for a huge trade if Pittsburgh wants to move skenes 

and with the Devers and beuhler money, we can sign a high quality starter, if the Mets leave us any!!!!

The Crochet extension solidified the trade as being brilliant.

I'd love to see a similar trade with Skenes, but being so close to the Crochet deal, I think they would see it as creating an unwanted unbalance between the here and now and future.

Also, it would surely take giving up Anthony, Mayer, Campbell or Tolle- most likely one of the first two and one of the second two. (Mayer and Tolle or Anthony & Campbell) plus other top 12 prospects.

I think a deal for Ryan or Keller is much more likely, this winter. I see an opportunity with Pittsburgh. They must feel awful about their Reynolds signing. He is already showing decline and 5 more years at $14M and then $15M x 4. That's a lot of money for PIT. Keller is owed $17M, $18.5M and $20.5M in the next 3 years. That is way too much for their liking. I'm pretty sure they planned on trading him, when they signed that deal. Here's my grand idea: A super blockbuster:

To BOS: Skenes (still prearb!), Keller ($56M/3) & Reynolds ($76M/5)

To PIT: Yoshida ($36M/2 as an offset for taking Reynolds and Keller's contracts) Pitt saves about $96M on those 3 players listed. Then we add:

Duran ($8M in '26 then 2 more arbs) Reynolds plays LF and DH for us, but we lose one OF'er and our DH, so it frees up our OF/DH logjam by 1.

Mayer (Prearb) He's injury prone, but looked like our 2B solution (or Story to 2B as Mayer plays SS.) We gotta give something to get Skenes.

Campbell ($60M/8 fits the PIT budget) Again, we gotta give to get, and I'd prefer KC to giving up Tolle or Anthony. (PIT might insist on Tolle, buy see the next player.)

1 or 2 from Early, Sandlin, Perales or Paez. (If they insist, we could offer 1 from Clarke or Valera.)

Add others like Mullins,, Castro or Cespedes, if needed.

We'd fix so many problems with a deal like this, but we'd lose some great young talent and Duran.

Our core would now look like this:

Crochet, Skenes, Giolito, Keller, Bello (Tolle, Crawford, Dobbins, Houck, Fitts, Criswell and more)

FA Closer, Whitlock, Slaten and the others.

C: Narvaez & Wong

1B: Casas & Romy or FA (Alonso or E Suarez? Naylor/Hoskins?)

2B: FA (Torres?) or Grissom/DHam/Romy

SS: Story

3B: Bregman

LF: Anthony/Reynolds (Jh Garcia)

CF; Rafaela (Anthony/ Jh Garcia)

RF: Abreu/Anthony (Refsnyder/Jh Garcia)

DH: Reynolds/Refsnyder or Romy

Most likely, we'd have to give Tolle and keep Campbell or Mayer, and we would not need to sign a 2Bman or 1Bman. It actually fits our needs more, as we'd be loaded in our rotation and have less need for Tolle, but I really hate to trade Tolle. Mayer at 2B not a FA would help. Campbell as a 1B option would likely mean we would not sign a FA 1Bman and have more money to fill the closer role and 2B need.

I know, I know- not too realistic, here.

[moonslav59]

We can beat good teams.

We do still have some weak areas, but just maybe other teams have more.

We are no longer looking for "help from pitchers coming off the IL." (They are all out for the season.) Only Mayer remains as an IL hopeful. Our AAA depth is now (on the 40):

SP: Criswell, Harrison & Fitts

RP: SP'ers above + Bernardino, Burdi, Kelly, I Campbell

1B/2B/OF: Campbell

2B: Grissom

SS: Sogard

OF: Eaton & Jh Garcia

[Randy Red Sox]

1 hour ago, moonslav59 said:

The Crochet extension solidified the trade as being brilliant.

I'd love to see a similar trade with Skenes, but being so close to the Crochet deal, I think they would see it as creating an unwanted unbalance between the here and now and future.

Also, it would surely take giving up Anthony, Mayer, Campbell or Tolle- most likely one of the first two and one of the second two. (Mayer and Tolle or Anthony & Campbell) plus other top 12 prospects.

I think a deal for Ryan or Keller is much more likely, this winter. I see an opportunity with Pittsburgh. They must feel awful about their Reynolds signing. He is already showing decline and 5 more years at $14M and then $15M x 4. That's a lot of money for PIT. Keller is owed $17M, $18.5M and $20.5M in the next 3 years. That is way too much for their liking. I'm pretty sure they planned on trading him, when they signed that deal. Here's my grand idea: A super blockbuster:

To BOS: Skenes (still prearb!), Keller ($56M/3) & Reynolds ($76M/5)

To PIT: Yoshida ($36M/2 as an offset for taking Reynolds and Keller's contracts) Pitt saves about $96M on those 3 players listed. Then we add:

Duran ($8M in '26 then 2 more arbs) Reynolds plays LF and DH for us, but we lose one OF'er and our DH, so it frees up our OF/DH logjam by 1.

Mayer (Prearb) He's injury prone, but looked like our 2B solution (or Story to 2B as Mayer plays SS.) We gotta give something to get Skenes.

Campbell ($60M/8 fits the PIT budget) Again, we gotta give to get, and I'd prefer KC to giving up Tolle or Anthony. (PIT might insist on Tolle, buy see the next player.)

1 or 2 from Early, Sandlin, Perales or Paez. (If they insist, we could offer 1 from Clarke or Valera.)

Add others like Mullins,, Castro or Cespedes, if needed.

We'd fix so many problems with a deal like this, but we'd lose some great young talent and Duran.

Our core would now look like this:

Crochet, Skenes, Giolito, Keller, Bello (Tolle, Crawford, Dobbins, Houck, Fitts, Criswell and more)

FA Closer, Whitlock, Slaten and the others.

C: Narvaez & Wong

1B: Casas & Romy or FA (Alonso or E Suarez? Naylor/Hoskins?)

2B: FA (Torres?) or Grissom/DHam/Romy

SS: Story

3B: Bregman

LF: Anthony/Reynolds (Jh Garcia)

CF; Rafaela (Anthony/ Jh Garcia)

RF: Abreu/Anthony (Refsnyder/Jh Garcia)

DH: Reynolds/Refsnyder or Romy

Most likely, we'd have to give Tolle and keep Campbell or Mayer, and we would not need to sign a 2Bman or 1Bman. It actually fits our needs more, as we'd be loaded in our rotation and have less need for Tolle, but I really hate to trade Tolle. Mayer at 2B not a FA would help. Campbell as a 1B option would likely mean we would not sign a FA 1Bman and have more money to fill the closer role and 2B need.

I know, I know- not too realistic, here.

you are dreaming if you think the Sox are getting Skenes. I can see them going hard after Ryan though this offseason.  He won't come cheap though and would likely cost Duran/Abreu, Campbell, and either Clarke, or Early. I keep Tolle for sure and though he does seem to be injury prone I prefer him over Campbell who's stock has likely fallen a bit.

[moonslav59]

The next decisions may be...

1. When Mayer returns DHam will be demoted.

2. Will Campbell replace Toro at 1B vs RHPs (and maybe LHPs, too as Romy plays 2B or DH v LHPs.)

3. When Criswell's 10 days in the minors is up (or some pitcher goes on the IL) who gets demoted (Murphy?) or DFA'd (Alcala?)

4. Does Harrison get a 2026 look? (for who, if no IL?)

5. Same with Burdi, Kelly and Fitts. ( think Burdi > Alcala and maybe the others, too.)

6. What's up with Grissom?

7. Does JH Garcia get a shot, if no IL?

[Larry Cook]

Giolita has an innings pitched clause in his contract that changes the team option to a player or mutual option . I think the innings limit is 140 or 150 

[Randy Red Sox]

6 minutes ago, Larry Cook said:

Giolita has an innings pitched clause in his contract that changes the team option to a player or mutual option . I think the innings limit is 140 or 150 

if he keeps pitching like he has he would be crazy to accept it

[moonslav59]

While I don't think the Yanks are THIS BAD, they lost to MIA, today and ate 21-28 in their last 49 games! They are close to losing their WC slot.

TOR lost, as well. First place in ALE is certainly in reach.

65-48 TOR

62-51 BOS -3.0 (Sox are 0.5 GB HOU for the 3rd best AL record)

60-52 NYY -4.5

WC Race

62-51 BOS (+3.5 on TEX, who is losing.)

60-52 NYY

59-53 SEA (up 5-3 v TEX)

58-54 TEX (down 5-3 to SEA)

56-55 CLE

56-56 KCR

[moonslav59]

2 hours ago, Randy Red Sox said:

you are dreaming if you think the Sox are getting Skenes. I can see them going hard after Ryan though this offseason.  He won't come cheap though and would likely cost Duran/Abreu, Campbell, and either Clarke, or Early. I keep Tolle for sure and though does seem to be injury prone I prefer him over Campbell who's stock has likely fallen a bit.

I seriously doubt PIT trades Skenes, but if they do, not many teams have the young talent they'd want in return.

I agree, we go hard after Ryan with Keller being the "fall back."

Would you trade Yoshida, Duran and Sandlin for Keller & Reynolds?

[moonslav59]

Here is a cursory look at the other AL team weaknesses. I could be wrong on some, as players are injured or returned from injury, that I may not know about, and maybe I missed a key tarde or two, but here it goes:

 

TEX ranked 12th of 15th in everyday player fWAR, but 2nd in pitching (avg 7th) Weak areas:

15th DH, 10th Catcher & RF, 9th at 1B, 8th at 3B & LF (6 or 9 slots are below average)

SP 1st/4th pen (enough to offset all the other weak areas?)

 

SEA 5th in everyday and 9th in pitching (Ang 7th) Weak areas:

13th RF, 12th at 1B (added Suarez), 10th at 3B, 8th at SS & DH (5 of 9)

SP 7th/10th pen OUCH! (I think we are better, here.)

 

NYY 1st in everyday and 8th in pitching (avg 4th/5th) Weak areas:

12th at 3B, 11th at SS, 8th at 1B (3 of 9)

SP 6th/12th in pen (added 2 guys) Hard to know with them.

 

HOU 6th in everyday FWAR but 1st in pitching (avg 4th) Weaknesses:

13th in LF (added someone) and DH, 10th at 1B, 9th at 2B, 9th at 3B (added Correa), 8th RF (5 of 9 slots are below avg.) 

SP 4th/1st pen Looks like the best on paper, but we just swept them!

 

DET 4th and 6th (avg 5th) Weak areas:

11th CF, 10th at SS, 9th at DH (3 of 9)

SP 2nd/14th in pen (Not sure a weak pen and 3 other is much better than us.)

 

TOR 2nd and 12th (avg 7th) Weaknesses:

9th in LF, 8th at 2B (2 of 9, but look at pitching) 

SP 13th/ 8th in pen (Gotta think the pitching will hurt them, too much)

 

BOS is 5th and 5th- a perfect balance. nobody averages even 4th.

9th in SP, before today/ 3rd in pen

 

[dgalehouse]

Payton Tolle has been promoted to AAA. Looks like they are fast tracking him to Fenway. 

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, dgalehouse said:

Payton Tolle has been promoted to AAA. Looks like they are fast tracking him to Fenway. 

Yup.

And recent promotee just had a big game (Romero.)