Give me a break. You do a spin job no matter how things are playing out. There is, btw, no such thing as an "uncontested" run in the AL East. It's not like 2006 or 2007. The Rays are godawesome.
And what were you thinking in saying that Hermida would be DFA'ed before Hall? Wow, No way. Hermida was a nice pickup for Boston, has pop. Even if he shouldn't play the field. Hall could at some point be DFA'ed.