The Sox had arguably the widest range of outcomes for any MLB team based on the health of returning impact pitchers, having a rookie take the bulk of the 1b at bats, adding a middle of the order bat to someone who had never seen MLB pitching, signing old free agents who could fall off a cliff at any time, and an injury to their big money 2b.
I was bullish on Yoshida, but bearish on the other free agent signings. Most of all, I wanted Bloom to have some (any really) sort of payoff from some of the trades he had made and depth he had acquired. Verdugo, Wong, Valdez, Winckowski are large net positives, at least so far. Hamilton and Abreu have also performed well in AAA and may be more than flotsam.
On the farm, Bloom's first 3 drafts seem to be going well so far. Yorke has bounced back, Jordan and Mayer are performing well. Nathan Hickey and Chase Meidoroth have risen in the ranks and have been very tough outs, though the former may not stick at catcher. Shane Drohan has jumped way up and is a potential top 100, with a legitimately high floor. Baseball America had a recent shout out to Roman Anthony as a player on the rise.
Personally, I had them at 80 wins but am much more enthusiastic now than at the start of the season and bigger picture about the state of the organization despite the shit weekend.
I was bullish on Yoshida, but bearish on the other free agent signings. Most of all, I wanted Bloom to have some (any really) sort of payoff from some of the trades he had made and depth he had acquired. Verdugo, Wong, Valdez, Winckowski are large net positives, at least so far. Hamilton and Abreu have also performed well in AAA and may be more than flotsam.
On the farm, Bloom's first 3 drafts seem to be going well so far. Yorke has bounced back, Jordan and Mayer are performing well. Nathan Hickey and Chase Meidoroth have risen in the ranks and have been very tough outs, though the former may not stick at catcher. Shane Drohan has jumped way up and is a potential top 100, with a legitimately high floor. Baseball America had a recent shout out to Roman Anthony as a player on the rise.
Personally, I had them at 80 wins but am much more enthusiastic now than at the start of the season and bigger picture about the state of the organization despite the shit weekend.
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