He's holding out hope against hope since he's been railing against Bogey for years because he's a "below average" SS and gets annoyed whenever someone says he's slightly above average.
Above Average Xander Bogaerts
The signs were that Sale would have missed the season long before March. They also dealt Price off and didn't re-sign Porcello. The only guy they brought in was Perez. Perez wasn't going to take the place of Sale, Price AND Porcello. They were already under water long before ERod went down. They CHOSE not to sign any starting pitchers and went for a gumbo of Eovaldi, Perez, Weber, an opener and then Covey/Hall/Springs three headed monster as the 5th starter. https://www.mlb.com/news/red-sox-2020-season-opening-day-roster-projection The reinforcements they were waiting on were Brian Johnson and Zack Godley. They lost so many games because they didn't field a competitive starting rotation. Even if ERod was healthy last year, that rotation was garbage and embarrassing.
The weight comment is pretty insane. I guess this references Pablo Sandoval?
Well, this is what Sandoval looked like when he was 24: https://www.amazon.com/Pablo-Sandoval-2012-Topps-Finest/dp/B00WVUHFL4
Devers looks much more put together than that. Seems like if he's losing weight every offseason that he is controlling his weight?
I could see the Rays win the WS. Hard to see the Sox winning 3 straight series considering the rollercoaster this season has been.
This doesn't mean that I don't think the Sox can beat the Rays. If they win won tonight, effectively splitting the Rays' homestand, Sox will be in a great position.
I wouldn't say incredible, but I'd say he definitely found some great value. Hard to complain when Yorke, Blaze, Mayer and Whitlock all appear to be great pipeline additions. I don't think the 2020 Sox were as bad as their record showed. Simple additions to the starting rotation really turned the record around. Overlooking thoughts on trading Betts, I don't see how anyone could grade him less than a B+.