A Realistic View at the 2027 Red Sox Part I

[notin]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

If they aren't good, they aren't MLB ready. 

Maybe they’re ready to suck?

[notin]

2 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

This team seems like it's treading water for '27 with Breslow's comments. There will be a lot of $$$ coming off the books this offseason: Chapman, Story, Masa, Rutschman, Houck, Oviedo and maybe Contreras. If they need to take their lumps with Arias in '27 so that he can be a solid starter in '28 and beyond, they should just do that. There's value in having a cheap contract on the books at a starting position. 

But haven’t we established Breslow’s comments are meaningless?

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, moonslav59 said:

I can see that reasoning. I'm fine keeping Arias, as long as we make one big signing and one significant trade.

I doubt we do even one.

I agree with the sentiment that the additions were Adley and Mead at last year's deadline. They'll make some moves, but they'll be more marginal than anything else. Maybe add an SP4 or a good reliever? I don't see anything super exciting happening. 

[mvp 78]

1 minute ago, notin said:

But haven’t we established Breslow’s comments are meaningless?

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

1 minute ago, notin said:

But haven’t we established Breslow’s comments are meaningless?

Brez just said in an interview with Jahmai in Vegas that "one path" to improve the offense is a healthy Roman-Mead-Rutschman. 

It was his 1st and only path mentioned... though he may have something up his sleeve, if his shirt isn't too stiff.

The Red Sox have a lot of big leaguers who could be regulars, but the only positions that look settled right now are C, 1B and CF (and RF if Abreu isn't packaged in some blockbuster). 

[mvp 78]

3 minutes ago, notin said:

Maybe they’re ready to suck?

Mikey Romero a AAA bounceback candidate!

Kristian Campbell a AAA bounceback candidate! 

Up and down relievers! 

SP's that may or may not be developed into relievers! 

If @Dojji still posted, he'd be selling you on the Tyler McDonough experience! 

 

[moonslav59]

For argument's sake, let's say we add 2 high quality bats via free agency, and trade nobody away, you may laugh and snicker at our depth and AAA roster, and of course none will be viewed as great players, but IMO they would be among the best lower 14 on the 40 plus maybe the next 12 not on the 40 in MLB- basically, our second 26 men in the system that are not in AA or lower to start the season. (I'm not including Brannon, Gonzales, Winnay, Godbout or any AA pitcher.)

I'll say we add Sato and Arozarena- neither of who will get mega large and long deals:

The first 26/// The second 26

C: Rutschman, Wong///Gasper, Garcia

1B: Contreras///Casas

2B: Mead, Sogard///Seigler, Rodgers

3B: Sato, Durbin///Romero

SS: Story/// Arias, Monasterio

LF: Arozarena, Duran///Jones, Yoshida

CF: Rafaela///Ward

RF: Abreu///Campbell

DH: Anthony///Romy

SP: Tolle, Crochet, Suarez, Bennett, Bello, Oviedo

RP: Chapman, Whitlock, Houck, Miller, Crawford, Slaten, Guerrero

///

SP: Paez, Wehunt, Holobetz, Ziehl, Sansone, Burgos

RP: Weissert, Morean, Gamboa, Bastardo, Olds, Samaniego, Mullins

I would not say the pitching depth is among the best in MLB, but the overt 2nd 26 are top 5-6 & the bench on the 26 man would start on most teams, except Wong.