@bostonsportsinf
January 22, 2003
David Ortiz is signed by the Red Sox to a 1-year, $1,250,000 contract as a free agent.
World Series Champ - 3x
All-Star - 10x
World Series MVP - 1x
Silver Slugger - 7x
If they could keep Arauz on the roster for a full year, they definitely can keep Whitlock on the roster. Whitlock is a much more valuable player. It'd be dumb to return him.
I could see taking Happ over Eovaldi due to Eovaldi's health concerns. Perez is sturdy, 8+ years younger and has a higher fWAR over the past 2 seasons. Pivetta is a post prospect who isn't a lock to make the opening day roster.
Perez > Happ > Eovaldi > Pivetta
Eovaldi has a higher ceiling than the others, but he'd need to stay healthy for once.
Bloom's thoughts on 2021:
1. "You're gonna see a really hungry group."
2. "Gonna be more exciting than the narrative is saying."
3. "Not only are we competitive in 21 but you can get excited for saying that I can see very clearly where the arrow is pointing."
4. "We got a great chance of surprising people in 2021."
@Dan_Shaughnessy
What’s the Red Sox’ plan? Sam Kennedy says they’re ‘building back up’ rather than going all-in
Makes me wonder that they don't plan on being competitive this year? IDK.
DEFCON LEVEL: 6.5