Cole Hamels would be 36 years old opening day 2020.
I would be significantly more irate if that is who they signed in the off season than missing on Machado. That is absolutely garbage.
That's not who the Sox should be targeting for the opening of a contention window. They should be targeting guys like Cole, Wheeler, Strasburg (if he opts out) that have prime years left. He's 35.
I specifically sit in section 145 a couple rows off the field because it's close to players and there is no net. I got a ball Tim threw into the section a couple weeks ago between innings actually. I also go to a fair bit of games. I get why they are doing it bit I still don't like it.
If he can hit 30+ bombs a year with an OBP around .350 thats a lot better than Yonder Lolnso.
They need to give him at bats for the rest of the year to see what he might be. This year doesn't matter and we should have been doing this since April.