There's a lot of budding power in the lineup with Benny & Devers. I absolutely love Benny's swing & in a short period of time, Devers showed an ability to hit big in clutch spots. The more I think about it, the more its being over-hyped they haven't brought in a bigger bat. If I'm Dombrowski...
I think Papi had a very unique influence that guys like Pedroia and Price will never have. Clubhouse seemed very inflammatory last season but this is why Farrell is out and Cora is in.
Pains me to say Cora will do a much better job managing the Red Sox culture than Boone will the Yanks.
The most "meh", holdover Red Sox team came together and won a World Series in 2013. That team wasn't overly talented. They were high character, fed off each other, and came up big in the clutch. A roster doesn't have to be sexy in order to win in October.
The Yankees are clearly playing for the long ball but that doesn't mean the Red Sox have to. Trust me, I would love to see the Sox go all in and overpay for as many Scott Boras clients this offseason as possible. Hell, trade away half the current outfield just to make it happen!
Seriously...
Red Sox bring back Moreland for 2-years at $6.5M per. Hosmer isn't going to be in Boston and Red Sox Twitter is losing it's mind. Bronx bias aside, this was the better move for Boston to make. Hanley, Sandoval, and Price deals have the Sox heavily handcuffed this offseason. I though it was...
Frazier was the clubhouse leader a young team desperately needed. He was also the guy who brought much-needed dugout schenanigans to a historically uptight franchise. I was all for bringing Frazier back on a short, friendly deal, but he’s not longer needed. Stanton has all the leadership...
Jim Leyritz says the Yanks are close to resigning Todd Frazier. To his credit, Leyritz reported completion of the Stanton deal well before any of the talking heads did.
Machado is one of the best players in baseball. Easily the best defensive 3B in the AL. It’s okay to hate dislike him, but don’t get it twisted. He’s fucking amazing. And while I understand teams wanting Harper, it would be incredibly dumb to pass up on Machado now, when we have no idea is...