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Barring injuries to Quentin or Peavy, this is a low 90's win team.

There are too many question marks on the team. If you figure half of the players in question work out and half don't I see them winning about 85 games. A fast start would be most helpful. Obviously that is always good, but in this case it would be especially so. Put all the controversy aside and build confidence for the stretch run.

Late 80s... I'm gonna go with 88.

Late 80s... I'm gonna go with 88.

I am taking 88 as well.

There are too many question marks on the team. If you figure half of the players in question work out and half don't I see them winning about 85 games. A fast start would be most helpful. Obviously that is always good, but in this case it would be especially so. Put all the controversy aside and build confidence for the stretch run.

All teams in baseball have many question marks.

 

One thing that gives me confidence is the trends. I've noted in here before, if you look at career averages, the majority of players on this team had years in 2009 that were at or below their norms. That makes me think the team is more likely than not to see some good recovery from a majority of players. But this is all supposition of course, and its all very subjective.

 

Assuming the team is mostly healthy... I think the key is the outfield/DH rotation (TCQ, Rios, Pierre, Jones). As they go, this team will go. The pitching looks awfully solid to me, though Jenks is in question. Defense and speed are improved. If that OF foursome can be healthy and produce as their talent levels dictate, this team wins the ALC and goes over 90 wins.

 

87

90 +-

 

I am more optimistic than pessimistic and would be more surprised at 82 than 95.

90 +-

 

I am more optimistic than pessimistic and would be more surprised at 82 than 95.

I think this team has probably about an equal chance of winning 100 as they do of winning 80. With this starting staff and the arms in the bullpen...a lot of stuff would have to go terribly wrong for them to win 80.

Wow. For all the doom and gloom people tend to throw around on this board, the 20 votes so far all put the team above .500, and seem centered on the 87-91 range.

 

I'm feeling 91.

90 if they stay away from the DL.

85

I'm going to be moderately optimistic and say 86-88. The biggest factor is health. Barring injuries to the key players, I say the Sox win the division by 2 or 3 games.

I'll go with 93. I think the pitching props up the record in the first half and KW grabs a big bat for the 2nd half.

I'd put the Sox at 88 Wins with a 45% chance of winning the division. For the record, i'd have the Twins around 89 wins. Not a huge disparity between the two teams, which is why having an actual DH would help.

83 wins

90.

 

Vegas has us at 82. There's a good bet I think.

82-86, probably on the lower end of that, with the possibility of overachieving since this can be a 90 win or maybe even more team if the offense can even manage to be just slightly (to maybe even modestly) below average. I think it's very possible a move is made that moves the team into that 87-91 range eventually though even beyond that.

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I think the divison winner ends up around 87-88 wins, but I am not sure if that is us or not.

My concern is our 2nd half swoons that we always seem to have. Even in 2005 our intensity seemed to drop. I don't know if it's conditioning, Ozzie, the players, or what but I don't think we can afford a lackluster 2nd half with our offensive holes.

I've been thinking for most this offseason that we wouldn't be very good. In the last week or so I've just had a feeling the sox are going to win 94 games.

I said 82-86 but just as a hunch. I don't really know and haven't had time to follow any thing this spring. Can't wait for opening day though!

I am feeling 88 wins

88 and the division. this is a shot in the dark since I haven't really paid much attention to what the Twins, Tigers and Indians did aside from the big moves this offseason.