First know that this entire post isn't directed at you. As for the highlighted, I understand the sentiment here and I hope you're right. If Rodriquez and Eovaldi can come close to what you're hoping for with ERA, if Perez can go out there every 5th day and keep it a touch under 4.00 and if all three can keep their WHIP below league average I think that's the best we can hope for considering all of those ifs. As we have seen for quite a few years now, with pitch limits wins are often at the mercy of the bullpen so getting through 6 innings as often as possible and hopefully into the 7th before hitting that magic pitch count is going to be crucial. That's something Rodriguez was slightly better at last season, but he's going have to go a step better this year. Eovaldi is likely to have his innings/pitch count managed to some extent. Hopefully the team can afford him some early leads to help lessen the work load and Perez is going to have to be more than any of us dreamed he could be. Then there are the other starter/opener positions to address. And you're right not to see the season as a punt. The team will field the best that it has to offer and we'll see where that leads. I certainly expect struggles, but the games have to be played and the team will assess and reassess where they stand at various points of the season. I'm looking forward to the start of the season. The team is far from the odds on favorites to win a wild card slot, much less the division or the World Series, but I want to see how they perform given the expectations or lack there of. I want to see who steps up to fill the voids left by Mookie, Price and possibly Sale. I want to see how the bullpen performs this season and if the Sox can employ the opener with any level of success. I want to see if Vazquez can continue what he did offensively in 2019 and what a catching tandem of Vazquez and a healthy Lucroy might lend to this team. I want to see if Chavis can improve on last season, if Peraza can return to his 2018 form and what Kevin Pillar can contribute. Oh and there's the matter of Alex Verdugo. I'm anxious for him to start his career as a Red Sox and find out what the kid has. Yeah it sucks that this season has so many question marks and I wish Sale was healthy, but this is where they're at and I want to see what this team can do. It's not like we're rooting for Baltimore or some other bottom feeder.