5th
58.3 LAD
56.3 CLE
54.7 HOU
52.1 WSH
51.5 BOS
51.5 Cubs
50.2 NYY
39.5 AZ
38.5 COL
37.8 STL
35.0 MN
It seems strange that with 7 out of our 9 positions ranked below #15, that our everyday players rank 15th at +17.8. That's in large part to our defense:
1st in fielding
10th in base running
22nd in batting
We ranked 4th in overall pitching WAR at 23.9.
Sucky game today.
I'm not giving up hope. For those who believe in clutch and choke, the 'Stros have a long history of coming up short when it counts.
I'm think we might want to think about limiting Sale's pitches next year. Maybe next game, he'll prove me wrong.
Our season has come down to Pom & Fister.
Who'da thunk dat?
Makes you wonder, if even acquiring JD Martinez and Votto would be enough for 2018.
But it does point out the fact that our current position players are OVERVALUED by Sox fans. I therefore snicker when we do our daily 'sky is falling' routine with so called pending cliff. They suck. With our resources, it can't really get that much worse.
Go BIG or Go Home. Go get Stanton AND Votto.
I've always thought I have been close to as realistic as any Sox fan can be. I know I have some "homer" in me, but I have recently been wondering, if I did over-value just about all our players this spring.
I thought Chris Sale was going to lead us to the promise land. I wasn't aware of apparent end of season endurance issues with him.
I'm still optimistic about this year, despite my down moment yesterday, and I'm hopeful next year will be even better as I believe Henry will open up his wallet to fix the missing clean-up hitter issue.