Good morning! The Red Sox will play actual Major League competition today. We’re getting there, even if the weather outside doesn’t exactly look like baseball season.
For today’s question we’re looking for some optimism: Which Red Sox player will take a leap this year?
There are a number of candidates, thanks to the plethora of young players on the roster. But if, say, Roman Anthony has an all-star season, would that count as a “leap”? He played at an all-star level last year already. On the pitching side, Brayan Bello and Johan Oviedo are well-positioned to make a leap, but there’s no guarantee either one will. Hell, given the pitching depth, it isn’t hard to imagine a scenario where neither one of them finishes the year in the rotation.
Offensively, Wilyer Abreu would probably be my leading candidate. He’s already just shy of all-star caliber and Alex Cora sounds prepared to run him out there against lefties. Ceddy should be considered, of course, but I have a feeling we’re going to spend the next four-five years hoping he finally improves his pitch recognition and becomes a monster.
What say you? Talk about whatever you want and, as always, be good to one another.
