These things are difficult to determine with all the noise this time of year. It may be fun to do these each year to have our terrible guesses etched in memory forever.
I will put myself on the record in saying that JBJ, Nap, Victorino and one of their recently signed free agents are dealt (not Porcello). Gun to my head, Hanley. This is equally due to roster inflexibility, as performance. I am aware this is selling low, but Ben sounded fairly defeated in his recent state of the team address, so may be willing to admit a mistake early.
I will also predict they add an impact bullpen arm a la Kimbrel. If they are feeling it, I could also see them dipping into the farm depth for a cost controlled starter.
What do you all think will happen?
I will put myself on the record in saying that JBJ, Nap, Victorino and one of their recently signed free agents are dealt (not Porcello). Gun to my head, Hanley. This is equally due to roster inflexibility, as performance. I am aware this is selling low, but Ben sounded fairly defeated in his recent state of the team address, so may be willing to admit a mistake early.
I will also predict they add an impact bullpen arm a la Kimbrel. If they are feeling it, I could also see them dipping into the farm depth for a cost controlled starter.
What do you all think will happen?