Balls failure was on Ball. The failure in evaluating him was 100% on Ben. The pick was considered questionable at best at the time. You don’t draft a project with the #7 overall.
Porcello at $21 million per year was no great deal. He had 3 complete stinker years, 1 so-so season and 1 excellent season.
Badenhop? I am not sure that I would want that at the top of my resume.
2 good moves in 4 years, and they only gave Koji the closer job after 2 other pigs (Hanrahan and Bailey) went down. He left the organization with almost no worthwhile pitching at any level.
I think you are experiencing some COVID vaccine induced euphoria. This roster can’t compete with the Yankees or Blue Jays. At best we are competing with the Rays (who have gutted their rotation) and the Orioles for 3rd place.
Does this mean that you are throwing in the towel on Matt Hall, Kyle Hart, Colton Brewer, Marcus Walden and Jeffrey Springs. They are stacked with arms!
At the start of every softball season after age 40 when asked if I was in shape my answer was, "round is a shape". That is how I feel about the shape of the Red Sox Roster right now. It is taking a shape.