Sale is no ace. He needs to step up his game if this team is going to have a chance at the playoffs.
Our bullpen got burned up last night so we need to have a 6 run lead when Sale exits the game or we are toast.
Beni was a lead weight at the top of the order and a main reason why we didn't score in the first inning. Replacing him at the top was the right move. Replacing Betts or XB would not have produced the same results.
He reminds me of Willie Randolph when he managed the Mets in 2007 repeating that they would be fine and that the champagne would taste sweeter in September -- as he let the season slip away.
Announcers mentioned that the Red Sox lineup has been very potent in the first inning over the last couple of weeks or so. I think you can see that uptick correlates to when Beni and his heavy legs and dead bat got dropped from the second spot in the order and replaced with El Toro.
Do you remember how Yaz would seem to screw himself into the ground on his swings and misses? They are comparable in stature, especially since Devers trimmed down from last season. Yaz was a little chubby his first season too.