THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO DISCUSS THE TRADE.
With the addition of Drew Pomeranz, the Sox have clearly upgraded the rotation. How much is a bit of a question, but if Pomeranz has really turned a corner, and if Price pitches more like his ace-like self, and if Kimbrel comes back healthy, the Sox are not a team you want to face in a short post-season series.
Price and Pomeranz would match up well with anyone, especially when backed by the best offense in baseball and a solid back end of the rotation.
On the other hand, out fifth starter is currently Eduardo Rodriguez whose pitching mechanics are only slightly more effective than mine, and all the other options to replace him a terribad or worse.
Offensive help could conceivably come from Benintendi and/or Moncada. I wonder if Kopech might be a late season bullpen addition.
We obviously don't know what trades the other AL contenders might make, but it looks like the Sox could very well be one of the top four or five teams in MLB. Or, you know, crash and burn is always an option.
With the addition of Drew Pomeranz, the Sox have clearly upgraded the rotation. How much is a bit of a question, but if Pomeranz has really turned a corner, and if Price pitches more like his ace-like self, and if Kimbrel comes back healthy, the Sox are not a team you want to face in a short post-season series.
Price and Pomeranz would match up well with anyone, especially when backed by the best offense in baseball and a solid back end of the rotation.
On the other hand, out fifth starter is currently Eduardo Rodriguez whose pitching mechanics are only slightly more effective than mine, and all the other options to replace him a terribad or worse.
Offensive help could conceivably come from Benintendi and/or Moncada. I wonder if Kopech might be a late season bullpen addition.
We obviously don't know what trades the other AL contenders might make, but it looks like the Sox could very well be one of the top four or five teams in MLB. Or, you know, crash and burn is always an option.