I don't ever get upset on here. Was just posting my favorite Yankees gif for you. As a fellow Red Sox fan, I figured you'd like it! Guess I misread the room.
They scored 4+ runs in 31 games so far. The Dodgers have done so 35 times and they have the 2nd most runs scored in MLB (Sox are 6th). Every team has a game or two where they score a bunch of runs.
The ceiling on Romy Gonzalez is a platoon bench guy. The ceiling on Kristian Campbell is every day player who sees a few All Star Games. I'm not worried about where Romy plays going forward. If the Sox miss the playoffs by 4 games or 20 games, it doesn't make a difference to me.
Book Anthony a plane ticket to ATL for this weekend. Play Campbell at 1B. Keep Mayer at 3B for now. Play Anthony in LF every day. Take your lumps for the rest of the season.
Do many teams face 4 different starting rotation injuries at the start of the season like I said?
I think it's fair to say that the rotation is the reason they are struggling. You followed up with "well actually they were .500 before the injuries happened" but I just explained it wasn't the case. 🫠
If they didn't have injuries, they'd be above .500 IMO.
They weren't long term situations, but they dragged the team down. 🫠
Once Bello and Gio were back in the rotation, Fitts was out. Buehler has missed time. They have not had health luck early on in the rotation. Do other teams typically have 4 different starting rotation pieces hit the IL before the end of May?
Gio's missing the start of the year due to a leg issue? Bello missing the start of the season? Fitts being sent to the IL early on. The injuries happened prior to Opening Day.
Sean Newcomb wasn't expected to be on the 40 man roster let alone in the starting rotation in the first time through.