The simple answer is that people would watch that team if it's winning games.
One caveat is that only 2 guys in your starting lineup have proven they can hit major league pitching.
My only intention was to make a stupid joke. notin started this particular line of stupid joke with his post at the top of the page.
I made my joke about "Partner Factor" and then it later occurred to me that Bauer's season and maybe his whole career was derailed by his sexual proclivities.
Bloom impressed me a lot with the Shaw and Iggy pickups. It was a bit fluky that they did so well. But I just liked the fact he was staying on the job to the end.
It's all baked into* WAR, which is why WAR is about the only reliable measurement.
* don't especially care for the phrase, but have to use it sometimes LOL
The 2021 Red Sox were incredibly fortunate to make it as far as they did. They were an 88 win team based on Pythagorean record.
You could argue that they had no right even being in the playoffs after how they performed in games 154-159. Cora did a terrific job keeping them going after that.
But you also said he IS a great player and SHOULD have gotten the money.
I don't know if Bloom wants to give a megadeal to anyone. And who knows, maybe he's right. $325 million to Corey Seager is beyond absurd.
I'm just rambling now...