How many games will this team win?
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Tie-Breaker Questions
(Hitting reply and then responding to them is probably the easiest way to log your answers. Any answer that hedges a bet with two possibilities is disqualified, although "none" is always acceptable. fWAR and baseballreference.com's formula for qualifying players will be used unless otherwise noted.)
-Team leader in Wins? Brayan Bello
-Team leader in Losses? Nick Pivetta
-Team leader in Saves? Kenley Jansen
-Team leader in ERA (qualifying)? Brayan Bello
-Team leader for Batting Average (qualifying)? Masataka Yoshida
-Team leader for OPB (qualifying)? Masataka Yoshida
-Team leader in OPS? Rafael Devers
-Team leader in HR? Rafael Devers
-Team leader for RBI? Rafael Devers
-Team leader in Stolen Bases? Jarren Duran
-Team leader in HBP? Rafael Devers
-Player who plays the majority of 2B innings this season? Enmanuel Valdez
-Player who plays the majority of CF innings this season? Ceddanne Rafaela
-Name the 3 Pitchers who start the greatest number of games this season? Bello, Pivetta, Crawford
-Player who makes the Opening Day Roster (26 man), who subsequently spends the greatest number of days on the IL? Tyler O'Neill
-Pitcher not on the Opening Day Roster (26 man) who makes the greatest subsequent contribution (WAR)? Liam Hendriks
-Position Player not on the Opening Day Roster who makes the greatest subsequent contribution (WAR)? Vaughn Grissom
-Pitcher not on the 26 man roster at any point last year (2023) who makes the greatest contribution (WAR)? Liam Hendriks
-Position Player not on the 26 man roster at any point last year (2023) who makes the greatest contribution (WAR)? Vaughn Grissom
-Player to throw the first punch of the year (no shoves - a true swing)? Bobby Dalbec
-Name a player who has ML playing time for the Sox in 2024 who is traded away during the season. Kenley Jansen
(counts for 2 points if you name the player first traded by the Sox.)
-Player with greatest number of transfers between Boston/Worcester (note: IL stints count, but only if they play a game for Worcester). Bobby Dalbec
-Player with the greatest number of suspension days? Bobby Dalbec
-Stupidest Facial Hair at All-Star Break? Trevor Story
-Manager on the final day of the season? Alex Cora
-Total number of runs (earned or not) the Sox score off Chris Sale in 2024? 0