Well 20 years have passed. I was looking at the numbers and if we were looking at the team through collective WAR through 2000s:
C Varitek
1B Youkilis
2B Pedroia
SS Bogaerts
3B Lowell
LF Ramirez
CF Ellsbury
RF Betts
DH Ortiz
C Saltamalachia
MIF Garciaparra
Corner IF Mueller
OF Damon
SP Martinez
SP Lester
SP Beckett
SP Wakefield
SP Schilling
CL Papelbon
P Buchholz
P Sale
P Rodriquez
P Lowe
P Price
P Porcello
While the biggest shock for me is Julio Lugo somehow missing the cut (I must have missed a cubic transformation), JBJ and Uehara missing the position player and pitcher. The list doesn't look too bad for just generating off Cul. WAR. Obviously would replace Wakefield with Sale in the starting rotation. Devers is not close to Mueller yet but should be soon. JBJ will probably surpass Damon this season in Cul. WAR but I am not sure I would take Damon off the roster.
The Red Sox did have some short lived players that could be considered. Beltre, AGon, and Kimbrel come to mind.
C Varitek
1B Youkilis
2B Pedroia
SS Bogaerts
3B Lowell
LF Ramirez
CF Ellsbury
RF Betts
DH Ortiz
C Saltamalachia
MIF Garciaparra
Corner IF Mueller
OF Damon
SP Martinez
SP Lester
SP Beckett
SP Wakefield
SP Schilling
CL Papelbon
P Buchholz
P Sale
P Rodriquez
P Lowe
P Price
P Porcello
While the biggest shock for me is Julio Lugo somehow missing the cut (I must have missed a cubic transformation), JBJ and Uehara missing the position player and pitcher. The list doesn't look too bad for just generating off Cul. WAR. Obviously would replace Wakefield with Sale in the starting rotation. Devers is not close to Mueller yet but should be soon. JBJ will probably surpass Damon this season in Cul. WAR but I am not sure I would take Damon off the roster.
The Red Sox did have some short lived players that could be considered. Beltre, AGon, and Kimbrel come to mind.
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