The team had the highest payroll in MLB in 2019 and had pushed past the tax limit for two years running. 84 wins and 9 games out of a wildcard was a depressing followup to 2018. The 2019 club had a lot of talent, but the performance was decidedly mediocre. Here's my rationale:Īfter the 2019 season, my view of the team was decidedly not sanguine. I don't think Bloom is perfect either and wouldn't even call myself a "fan" of Bloom. I think he's gotten way more hate than he deserves, and I think that firing him could very likely end up proving to be a mistake. I haven't read much of the thread, so I apologize in advance if I'm repeating things that have already been said.
I'm going to put my take here for posterity, not to argue and what not. Maybe enough so that not even Cora can screw it up.īut if they win - and I expect they will - I'm giving the credit to Bloom for getting them there. With the luxury tax reset, money coming off the books and good young players coming up, the new POBO should have no problem making significant improvements to the roster. Now, I expect the Sox to be much better next year. I put those losses on Cora for his preparation. The Sox would have been in playoff position and Bloom would have been buying pitching at the deadline instead of standing pat. Win even 5 of those games noted above, particularly before the deadline, and this is a completely different season. I used to be fine with Cora, but I no longer am. That it wasn’t is on the manager and his coaches. They mentioned hearing from a player that they really got up for those games and concentrated on grinding out at-bats. One game I was listening to on the radio, Joe and Will were talking about how the Sox had a winning record against the best pitchers in the league.
#2013 red sox roster series
Sure, the pitching wasn’t great, but it should have been good enough to not suffer series losses or sweeps at the hands the Pirates (0-3), Cardinals (0-3), Rockies (1-2), Angels (0-3 in Anaheim), Guardians (1-2 in Cleveland), Marlins (0-3), A’s (1-2 in Oakland), Giants (1-2) and Nationals (1-2). The lack of preparation evidenced in mental lapses all over the field is on Cora. In addition, I’m pinning this season on Cora. Click to expand.This is where I am (except for being down on Bloom, which I'm not).
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