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.
It was a bit of a stretch.
Let me be clear - I'm actually quite happy that DD is out and Bloom is in.
I just think DD takes a little too much flak for what he did.
It doesn't always work that way though. I was looking through attendance numbers last night after I posted that.
The 2013 team actually drew less fans than the 2012 team.
I agree. But I think we also have to be prepared for something wishy-washy on the test results, which will mean we have to wait until actual games are played to evaluate him.