And even with all that, I think there’s like a 95 pct chance he’s gone. When the hitting coach says he doesn’t know how to fix him and your announcer, who’s close with the front office, is extremely critical...the writing is on the wall.
I watched a minor league game last year where he was sitting 95 and went higher than that a few times. Given that he had some arm issues during ST, I see no reason why we couldn’t question what was going on when he was at 92 in the first (considering you usually see higher in a debut due to the adrenaline). Happy for him and the team he turned it around and gave them some productive innings. I will be honest, I didn’t see enough “stuff” by him to think he can be a contributor in the bullpen in the postseason.
This year has definitely made the Sox a “cool” team for players to sign with this offseason. As long as JR doesn’t have to cut payroll, there’s no reason they can’t be a juggernaut the next few years.