Here are some interesting numbers on the 1-run game thing.
Red Sox championship seasons:
2004 1-run games 16-18 .471 other games 82-46 .641
2007 1-run games 22-28 .440 other games 74-38 .661
2013 1-run games 21-21 .500 other games 76-44 .633
Which certainly supports the idea that your record in 1-run games in itself means jacksquat...
I have to double correct you there but it's all good.
Stanton struck out 5 times April 3 vs the Jays and 5 times yesterday.
Not the double golden sombrero...the double 'platinum sombrero' or some such thing.
Wow that is some serious flailing.
You said this:
"I'm not sure if people get the idea of what depth is..."
Do you really think 'people' don't grasp the idea that pitchers are fragile and having adequate backup is a good thing?
The real issue at hand is whether the 2018 Red Sox began the season with sufficient depth. We don't really know the answer. But you could probably make a case that Johnson, Velazquez and Wright look like a semblance of reasonable depth. And if it turns out that more is needed, there are some other dumpster dive options out there as always.
I think it's probably a combination of things. He's healthy, he worked hard in the offseason and added a little strength, and as you say his approach seems better and more aggressive.
Fun to watch, that's for sure!
I disagree, I thought Farrell was generally fine with how he handled the pitching changes.
As far as looking strong is concerned, Sale looked strong as an ox in that game he reached 300 K's. But in retrospect it might have been a good idea to pull him sooner.
A lot of it's always going to be guesswork anyway.
Every team in baseball history has been susceptible to pitching injuries.
With regard to whether the Red Sox have 'enough' pitching depth, you need some sort of comparison point. How does our depth compare to that of other contending teams? How does it compare to that of other Red Sox contending teams of the Theo Epstein era?
OTOH, maybe your comment that our opening day rotation was 'pretty bad' because it included Johnson and Velazquez for a start or two was overblown too...