No, haha. Moncada has no problem sitting out of games. Oh wait, this was his last year before free agency so he had to prove himself. Honestly, it could go either way. Who knows?
What do you consider a “moderately productive season”? You think Nicky Lopez is good so your expectations obviously aren’t very high. You said it, so you can define it. What to you is a “moderately productive season” for Sheets?
The Sox have stuck with Sheets for the past two seasons as a part-time starter playing out of position to the tune of a sub-.700 OPS, even though he is a 1B by trade yet hits like a middle infielder. The Sox are going to ride his current hot streak until it ends and then ride him for another 250 at bats into the deep freeze of his upcoming and inevitable cold streak.
Yet he didn’t argue that Wilson shouldn’t have pitched at all tonight. But I’m sure if Wilson started a second inning tonight after throwing those exhausting 7 pitches, his arm would have immediately detached from his body and flown into the stands.
He isn’t a free agent until 2028, but he’s already 29 years old. I could see the Sox selling high on him at the deadline if he is having a really good first half. He is dirt cheap too so he could have a lot of trade value if he’s pitching well.
At least he’s not playing RF. But I do agree that the hot streak will eventually end and his end of the season numbers will be bad. However, people will look back and remember this hot streak fondly.