And I don't really disagree with that. But if that was a Red Sox move, giving up Gleyber Torres plus other players of value for a rental of a closer, we'd never hear the end of it - title or not.
Well, he has been a bit on the erratic side, other than the innings pitched.
I suspect the Manfred Missile hurt him in 2019.
I wish we could have him back but I don't think we can fit him into the 2020 payroll pie.
In the Red Sox 4 championship years, they posted the following record:
44 wins
14 losses
.759 winning %
Against the best opposition. Pretty incredible.
How about titles won over the last 20 years?
Boston 4
San Fran 3
Yankees 2
St Louis 2
Arizona 1
LA Angels 1
Miami 1
ChiSox 1
Philly 1
Kansas City 1
ChiCubs 1
Houston 1
Washington 1
OK, I'll play.
We won the division by 8 games. Mookie was 8.9 Wins Above Average.
At the very least, we would have to play hard all the way just to win the division.