Btw, Rich Hill's number 44 is sacred here in Syracuse, NY. It was worn at Syracuse University by Jim Brown, Ernie Davis and Floyd Little. The number was retired after the 1998 football season. Rob Konrad was the last player to wear it.
Just did some offensive calculations for this season as of today.
The combined BA's of Devers, JD, and Bogie calculate to .334. (407 AB's/136 HITS)
The combined BA's of everyone else who's batted for the SOX calculate to .190. (848 AB's/161 HITS)
The 4th highest BA on the SOX with 40 or more at bats belongs to VAZ at .225.
The SOX starting pitching taken as a whole so far this season has been much better than I expected. And I'm quite sure many here feel the same way. The BP, however, except for a few arms, has been, for lack of a better word, disappointing.
I seriously doubt many starters so far this season have had back-to-back 7 inning starts. In fact, Pivetta's pitch count is unbelievably low. I still don't know if Pivetta's a good pitcher or just average, but he's been very impressive of late.
One thing about baseball over other team sports. A player can bring his baby with him on the mound and a player can wear his entire jewelry collection while playing.