The season is about to start and the roster is just about set.
A wild and crazy winter has reshuffled the deck for a lot of teams, but they Sox remain in the mix for a playoff slot and possibly more, if more goes right than wrong.
I'm projecting the AL East as such:
94 TOR
92 BOS
90 NYY
86 TBR
60 BAL
Here's an optimistic view, but within the range of "realism:"
My 2022 Projections (based on good health)
PA Player OPS
650 Devers .900
650 Bogey .880
650 Story .850
625 JD M .840
650 Verdugo .800
650 Kike .800
550 Dalbec .790
450 Vaz .760
350 Arroyo .750
350 Duran .740
175 Plawecki .700
550 Shaw, Casas, Wong, Arauz & others .650
IP Pitcher ERA
180 Eovaldi 3.90
170 Pivetta 4.30
150 Sale 3.20
130 Wacha
120 Houck 3.40
110 Hill
100 Whitlock 3.40
60 Barnes
50 Taylor
50 Brasier
50 Diekman
50 Strahm
50 Sawamura
130+ DHern, Davis, Valdez and others 5.00
Let the games begin!
Link to Part I:
https://www.talksox.com/forum/thread...at-2022-Part-I