Odd question. You do know he's out for the season? My post was mainly just wishing him well. And I'm suggesting the Red Sox may have to make other plans for 2026 and beyond because of his injuries and other issues.
It's the modern game. In the old days Houck would absolutely have been sent out for the 8th. Of course if Houck was sent out last night and got beat, Cora would be crucified for that too.
Do we ever really do that with one game? I think if the bullpen ends up blowing a lot of games, you look at that. But you rarely look at one game in April.
How impressive is this guy? Feels like he's already a franchise cornerstone.
His performance and the way he carries himself speak well for the Sox development system.
It's not really anything official. Some people mean first 81 games/second 81 games when they talk about halves. And they're not wrong. 81 is in fact half of 162.
bWAR 0.9 on pace for about 4. Can't expect much better, realistically speaking. Defense is still there, still has pop, obviously plenty o' swing and miss.