The good news is the rest of the division scuffled through May as well, so Boston remained atop the AL East with a one-game lead over the Yankees with the Rays just a half game behind them, and then Toronto just a game behind Tampa. May was not quite as good of a month for the Red Sox, as they went just 12-15 on the month, bringing their overall record to 29-25.Martinez went down with an ankle injury a few days later that put him on the shelf for five weeks. It worked out to some extent, though, because J.D. It was a somewhat quiet month for transactions, but they did make a signing early in April to bring in Logan Morrison for some reason.In the bullpen, Matt Barnes, Hirokazu Sawamura and Houck (who was called up early to pitch in relief) all dominated. He and Nathan Eovaldi were the only starters with an above-average ERA on the month. On the mound, Eduardo Rodriguez led the rotation with a 4.10 ERA (117 ERA+) over six starts.Rafael Devers was not too far behind, hitting. 330/.419/.700 with nine home runs, a performance good enough to have him named Player of the Month in April. It was Xander Bogaerts leading the way for Boston at the plate in April as he hit.That was the best record in the division through that point, putting them a game and a half above the second-place Yankees. The Red Sox got off to a good start on the season, going 17-10 through the month of April.Additionally, Michael Chavis makes the roster over Franchy Cordero, with Kiké Hernández starting in left and Christian Arroyo at second. Darwinzon Hernandez and Tanner Houck get squeezed off the roster in this sim to start the year. For one, Ryan Brasier and Eduardo Rodriguez were healthy, so they’re on the roster. As far as the Opening Day roster goes, there were only a couple changes.Their other top 100 prospects are: Bryan Mata (57th), Triston Casas (58th), and Tanner Houck (89th). Jeter Downs is the top prospect and 29th in the game. Their farm system is ranked 15th in baseball in this game, though some of the specific player rankings differ from the real world.That still put them 14 games out of the division lead, though, and eight games out of third place. In these projections they foresee a very tough American League East in which the Red Sox finish fourth while winning 82 games. OOTP has their own preseason projections before you do the real sim.No spoilers, but a little hint: This year is better. They ended up on a 65-win pace over a full season. Last year, for what it’s worth, it predicted the Red Sox would win 68 games in a normally-scheduled season. For those unfamiliar, OOTP is a text-based simulation game with the most realistic rosters and rules and outcomes of all of the baseball games out there. I won’t be offended if you skip this.Īlright, with that out of the way, a quick primer. ![]() ![]() If that’s you, I say: Not everything has to be for everyone. ![]() I will also add that every year there is one or two people who complain about this and don’t get the purpose. Number one, this is not an ad, but I will throw out a recommendation for OOTP, which is annually my favorite game. First, a note I make every year off the bat. It is time for our annual Out of the Park Baseball simulation of the 2021 season. To celebrate, we’re going to be talking about some fake life games that do not count. We are exactly one day away from the 2021 season actually kicking off with real life games that count.
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