You are saying they mainly trot out Plawecki with 5th starters. That Vaz handles the top of the rotation. I'm not sure I agree that's the case. I agree with the theory, but not in practice.
Franco:
First 20 games - 632 OPS, 22% k rate
Since then - 762 OPS, 15% k rate
With a similar increase, maybe Duran keeps a low 700 OPS? Maybe his k rate gets to 30%? That's better, but not ideal.
The Sox have only won 1 title when under the luxury tax and that was the season that most people still call a fluke.
Did DD take a crowbar to Sale in 2019? Did he tell Eovaldi to pitch to a 6 ERA? Did DD mandate the additional rest Cora gave to pitchers that April?
Munoz at 32 games.
Feltman went 2 IP perfect, K'd 4.
Casas went 1 for 7 (double header).
Groome had 8 k's, but gave up 3 HR's over 5.1.
Yorke's hit streak now at 20 games (884 OPS for the season).
Yorke's OPS by month:
May 464
June 953
July 967
Aug 1656
Duran 570 career MLB OPS in 20 games
Munoz 734 career MLB OPS in 208 games
I think with Yairo, we have a little better idea of the player he is. He was an exciting guy to watch last season. He has also worked on getting his k rate down and he's currently at 13.6%. He's not going to hit bombs, but he puts the ball in play and can field several positions.