Well, I have seen the age factor get brought into the old school-new school debate about baseball stats. For example, just this morning a poster on this board said: "Yeah, the old cranks on this board are in a huge rush to adopt analytics. LOL"
I'm fine with all that, but it's disappointing that there are no track records kept for how projections have compared to actual results. It's as if they don't want us to know.
The conspiracy theories are coming out now...I like it.
One thing about the Red Sox FO is, they know how to keep a secret. You'll have better luck finding Jimmy Hoffa's body than you will getting the full truth about the goings-on in the Yawkey Way offices.
Bradley is an elite defender, so all he needs is an OPS is the .700 range. His minor league numbers suggest he can do it. But he's still an unknown quantity offensively, certainly.
Personally I have no gripes at all with John Henry. I'm quite fond of him, in fact. My reasoning is simple. Since he bought the team we have 3 championships and he continues to spend a shitload on the team. Plenty of mistakes have been made, sure. For me the mistakes are more than made up for by the aforementioned.