With 2017 in the books, I thought I would share some of my thoughts from this postseason. To keep it simple, I’ll go over the good parts, the bad parts, and the ugly parts. Ready? Let’s go.
The Good:
Chris Sale
Craig Kimbrel
Bullpen David Price
Christian Vazquez
Rafael Devers
Andrew Benintendi
Eduardo Nunez
The bullpen
The Bad:
Xander Bogaerts
Hanley Ramirez
Sandy Leon
Chris Young
Rick Porcello
John Farrell losing his job
The Ugly:
David Price and the media
Apple watches
Manny Machado
Pablo Sandoval
Fan treatment of Dustin Pedroia
Overall, this team fell short of the ultimate goal. From the flu in April, to 21-21 in May, to Pablo Sandoval being DFA’d, to Apple watches, to losing to the Astros in four games. They were built for a championship, but they couldn’t even get out of the first round. That’s part of the reason John Farrell was fired, and that’s why Dave Dombrowski has some work to do this summer. To make things worse, the Yankees are going to the ALCS, yup, a team that was supposed to be in a rebuild made it further into the postseason than the Red Sox. Hopefully, that’s enough to motivate Dombrowski to make some moves. Giancarlo Stanton? JD Martinez? We’ll see.
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