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Excellent J44! Don’t be shy guys. Who else is in?

Seems like the LAD reign will be in risk in a couple of years.

Well, we are like 8 regular teams year after year. A couple of years ago we were 12, but we are often 10 teams to go. Last year was fun and very competitive. Gringo, MVP, A700 and U? are often the teams to beat. They are very good. Said that, will be glad to see you on board Slash.

My guess is something around 80 as well, pending to see if they land Harper. Maybe in one or two years they will contend IF they land some pitching and/or their pitching in the farm pan out. They have a lot of pitching there, probably that's why they are not pursuing pitching at FA —thus far. Their farm is loaded. Geez they have 10 kids in the top 100 prospect list according to MLB pipeline. Makes sense landing Harper as well if you ask me. They are in a position to be very good in the mid-term. A lot of talented kids are waiting in the wings. 7 out of 10 are pitchers LOL! They have Fernando Tatis (SS, Rank 2), MacKenzie Gore (LHP, Rank 15), Luis Urias (INF, Rank 23), Francisco Mejia (C, INF Rank 26), Chris Paddack (RHP, Rank 34) Luis Patino (RHP, Rank 48), Adrian Morejon (RHP, Rank 49), Michael Baez (RHP, Rank 72), Logan Allen (LHP, Rank 74), Ryan Weathers (LHP, Rank 93)

Ted, seems like we are going to have more teams this year.

Welcome to talksox mi lic.

I wouldn't be surprise if they sign Harper too.

Wonder whether is going to be a fantasy league this year. Let me know folks.

Either he ends up injured and/or with an atrocious season. He’s done. Said that, he was a very good pitcher.

Sale is our horse but we have a rotation with guys who could be No. 1-2 in a lot of teams. We have the best rotation in baseball whether you like it or not.

Hader at tier 3? Yeah sure!

You are missing something boys. Our offense can eat any BP in Baseball alive. Any. Said that, our BP is going to be oks. Our guys at the front office know what they are doing.

LOL! Kimbrel is replaceble with what we have. Who else? Kelly? Really? Boy sucked most of the time last year. That’s it jacko. We still have the best rotation and offense in baseball with an average BP, which is not set to go yet. This team doesn’t need anything else. It’s set to win it all again. Don’t believe me? Just watch us.

You betcha, pal!

The 2018 Red Sox will repeat next year weather you like it or not jacko, that’s the bottom line of this thread my friend

Putting Ottavino and the Babe in the same sentence makes me puke. Ottavino is a bum. Quoting a recent twit of Bill James "What people don't get is that the difference between TEAMS is much less than the diff between PLAYERS, & the diff between LEAGUES is less than teams. So there is enormous improvement since 1927, but on the scale of LEAGUES. On the scale of PLAYERS it isn't nearly as large"

He definetely will. I’m pretty sure he is working on this. I’m not worried. Also, probably it’s just me but Poyner will make a lot noise. I like the kid. Save this post.

I’m not claiming I’m holding the true, it’s my opinion, as I said, we can disagree, no big deal. Said that... still The Red Sox will win it all again LOL!

The 2018 Red Sox is the best team of all time, to me. We have basically the same team, and I highly doubt DD is done this offseason regarding the BP. We are the team to beat, and IMO 2-3 steps ahead NY. The way I see it, our rotation and offense are still the best in baseball.

Yup, it’s still baseball. Said that, I feel very comfortable entreing into the season.

.... and I’m not disputing that, because everybody know we were very good. If destroying the Yankees again as we did last year, can be called “by far”, I’d call it that way. I strongly believe based on what I assessed, could/will happen.

This is when stats have to be taken with a grain of salt. As I said, they just dropped a month +, so stats, don't reflect the accurate picture —and still they were very good.

LOL! I'm not backing it up with excuses. Just the opposite. Facts are all over my argument. I'm just pointing out that the Sox still have the edge —by far— to win it all again if they stay relatively healthy. As I said, we could have won 120 games easily. Geez A lot of people here included me complained at the time for dropping too many games that were very winnable in September—Again, Cora proved he was doing the right thing to win the WS. He proved us all we were wrong. If you can't accept that Cora managed in September without the winning mode button, there's nothing more to debate. Also, entering the POs, the apparently hottest teams were HOU and NY, and not BOS, but once again, BOS wasn't playing with all of its engines because they clinched the PO spot and the division very early, but when Cora pushed the winning mode button, you can see the results. We were way superior. Said that, we can disagree, no big deal. Time will tell though.

Also.. we have an "intangible" weapon —Alex Cora. Alex proved when and how to push the right buttons. IMO he is the best manager of the game —not only regarding stats management, baseball fundamentals and technical concepts applied, but at mentoring and keeping the locker room with good chemistry as well with all those egos.

They destroyed NY, HOU and LAD in the highest leverage situation you can fece and when it counts —in POs. Arguably this was the toughest path to win the WS of all time, when you look it backwards.Geez they literally destroyed Verlander, Severino and Kershaw, the last one twice. They destroyed NY´s and HOU's pens which everyone said at the time they were untouchables. Regarding pitching, Price performed like an ace in POs and was one of the best pitchers of the game in the second half of the season. Eovaldi perfomed like a Stud as well, his injury issues seem very gone —he threw several devastating 100+ mph FBs after 90+ pitches and with terrific command in many games. Porcello responded well when required, and the BP which was a mess entering into the POs, surprised everyone. Also, remember that the Sox played practically a month with half of their engines because the PO spot was gained very early, so Cora rest a lot of people in September. Sox could have won 120 games easily and the stats you are presenting would have looked ridiculous if they had gone in winning mode. Not to mention, we lost Sale like a month and E-Rod after a stupid injury when he was finally pitching like an ace. Said that, again... If the Sox stay relatively healthy, Sox will be the best team in baseball again, NOT EVEN CLOSE.