how about Abreu and some combo of those guys? Duran's bWAR this season was higher than Marte's. and he's apparently more durable than about anybody on the team.
agree on the constant gamble on rehab projest like Buehler and Hendricks, i don't know what the number is/were/are but i wouldn't doubt that they could have signed a decent pitcher for all the $$$ they spent on injured players they hoped to rehab.
no doubt. this was the least explosive offense i've seen in a long time. it's a wonder they won as many games as they did. and then take away Bregman and Duran and you really have an anemic offense
agreed, but i promise you, the dumb f***s in the Sox front office will sign another Paxton, Hendricks, Sandoval, etc again this winter. they just never learn.
i think he shoulders some of the blame for the Devers situation and i've questioned him about a lot of other things. with that said, i wouldn't have fired him, had the Sox not made the playoffs, due to the simple reason that half the lineup is made of porcelain dolls that can't stay healthy for s***.