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Red Sox Top Prospects 2023 Expectations
When Chaim Bloom took over the GM position in 2019, Boston’s farm system was ranked 30th (out of 30). Of course, coming off a World Series championship, nobody was complaining. The new directive from ownership was to build a farm system, promote home-grown talent, draft younger kids with higher upside, and of course, spend less […]
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AL East
American League
Boston
MLB
The Red Sox Shortstop Conundrum
After trading away Nomar Garciaparra before the 2004 trade deadline, the shortstop position became a frustrating carousel of mediocrity in Boston. Pokey Reese, Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, Alex Gonzalez, Alex Cora, Julio Lugo, Nick Green (who I forgot completely), Marco Scutaro, and Mike Aviles….the plan at short every year was no plan at all. Of […]
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