There have been nasty, unbeatable Red Sox teams before this decade...ones that have won World Series', and beaten the Yankees, and such...but this particular one might take the cake.
Why? Because. from a glance, EVERYONE IS INCREDIBLE. Rick Porcello, David Price, Chris Sale. Craig Kimbrel. Eduardo Rodriguez. Even the guys in the pitching staff that you don't hear about are doing well. Opposing AL East batters are NOT digging this season. AT ALL.
Hell, even the lineup is dangerous. JD Martinez is 100% worth the offseason hype, Mookie Betts has 8 home runs, Mitch Moreland and Hanley Ramirez are making an outstanding platoon at first, and there's this uniform feeling of superiority around. If the AL East is Infinity War, the Red Sox are Thanos. No doubt about it.
There are one or two small problems- this includes the scattered middle infield thanks to injuries, and the general murkiness of the backstop position, which will be rectified with time and a midseason trade for Jonathan Lucroy. This team could do dangerous things down the stretch, and the Yankees, while still surging, might not have much of a chance. Which...is scary.
Coming Tomorrow- The feel-good team of the NL. They're far from perfect, but they're doing some serious winning, and it's thanks in part to this red-hot second baseman.
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