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Tomase makes sense to me on this 100% with JDM. Do not offer that guy a QO.
Eovaldi I'm not so sure. The Sox likely will pick up Paxton and then with Sale, have two guys that, while possibly a great 1,2 combo... have pitched a total of 6 combined innings this year. Add in Eovaldi and/or Wacha and you're looking at a possible replay of this season.
I'm apologetic for Bloom on how he put together the rotation this season. You can't get an ace on the FA market (and I was both against trying to trade for one and also thought they didn't have the chips to do it anyhow) without paying less than $20M. Not here to look at the options that were available that ended up having ace-like seasons either.
But for '23 the Sox HAVE to assume that Sale will be ready on Opening Day. Paxton will be in the mix. Bello deserves to be on the opening day roster. Whitlock is in there. I think they need either Eovaldi or Wacha. Out of the two, who do you prefer? Or do you think neither?
I don't think Crawford will be part of the rotation to start the season but he's great depth. I'm also much more bullish on Seabold than I think anyone else here (his K/BB ratio is elite). That, to me, is very good depth.
Tomase makes sense to me on this 100% with JDM. Do not offer that guy a QO.
Eovaldi I'm not so sure. The Sox likely will pick up Paxton and then with Sale, have two guys that, while possibly a great 1,2 combo... have pitched a total of 6 combined innings this year. Add in Eovaldi and/or Wacha and you're looking at a possible replay of this season.
I'm apologetic for Bloom on how he put together the rotation this season. You can't get an ace on the FA market (and I was both against trying to trade for one and also thought they didn't have the chips to do it anyhow) without paying less than $20M. Not here to look at the options that were available that ended up having ace-like seasons either.
But for '23 the Sox HAVE to assume that Sale will be ready on Opening Day. Paxton will be in the mix. Bello deserves to be on the opening day roster. Whitlock is in there. I think they need either Eovaldi or Wacha. Out of the two, who do you prefer? Or do you think neither?
I don't think Crawford will be part of the rotation to start the season but he's great depth. I'm also much more bullish on Seabold than I think anyone else here (his K/BB ratio is elite). That, to me, is very good depth.