I'm definitely on that train. I'm hoping he can stake his claim on a starting spot at either 3rd or 2B
"4. Jake Burger: there is no one who deserves to be here more. Either by sheer perseverance or skill, Burger missed 3+ seasons because of a couple torn achilles and the pandemic but he still managed to prove there is a legit mlb caliber player ready to star. Burger hit .274 with 18 HR at AAA and looked comfortable hitting .263 with 1 HR over 15 games in the bigs. He is only going to get better with further health and time to actually hone his skills. I fully believe if the Sox ever trade him or man up and give him a spot he is a .275 hitter with 25+ HR potential."
Hard to tell from the angle but either this ump is being a tool in ST and squeezing Kopech for no reason or McGuire isn't that good at catching the ball bc there was a number of pitches that looked like strikes but not called.
I've stated numerous times that Kopech is easily our number 3 starter with Lynn and by the end of the season will be our number 1 or 2 starter. So without Lynn I have him as our number 2 starter, now that doesn't mean he will be starting game 2 of the season or even going real deep early on the season. It just means he will be our 2nd best starting pitcher.
Gio - 1
Kopech - 2
Cease, can flip flop Kopech and Cease if you want - 3
DK - 4 (5.23 FIP and 0.6 WAR in 2021)
ReyLo - 5 (4.19 FIP ans 0.7 WAR in 2021)
So where would Cueto be slotting in at with his 4.05 FIP and 1.5 WAR in 2021........
Oh that's right 4th