They are young players are sure starting to bloom before our eyes and Mayer is showing serious flashes of super stardom in the minors this year. OBP almost .400, average over .300, 13 SB.
I think about Sale and yes, he was never healthy for us but wow, if he was in our rotation this year, we might actually have a shot at something huge. It is crazy how healthy and strong he looks this year. I think, he has had one bad outing and the rest are lights out. 11-3..sickening he did not come back sooner for us and show us that again.
For those saying we did not spend it all, who could we have gotten this past winter? The amount of money was insane for the top line pitching. We could not and never can outspend the Yankees or Dodgers. It is just not going to happen.
We did drop the ball on Shota Imanaga though, that was the one we should have gotten and I really wanted. 4 years under 100M with that production would have been nice and Fenway would have loved him. 7-2, 3 ERA, 100 SO, very nice first year so far.
I am pleasantly surprised how we have come on though the past month. Once again, our coach seems to be able to maximize what he has and get the players working as a team. I know many don't like Cora but I absolutely would like him to stay on for many more years.