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Could it be the year when the Boston Red Sox put everything together and win the American League? If you ask “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman, you will get a resounding “perhaps”-with a dose of throttle anxiety to be good.
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Mintz and Shusterman, generally measured on the ups and downs, shared a surprising amount of optimism on the Sox on the last episode, in which they tried to determine the best team in the American League after a month of play during the MLB 2025 season.
Mintz led the accusation, pointing to a reliable Rafael (“he will not be a means all year round”), a significant escape from Wilyer Abreu, a story of Saine Trevor, an exceptional start of Kristian Campbell and a perfect adjustment with Alex Bregman as fundamental forces.
“The only thing about this team that I feel worse today than me when the season started – and I was super high on them – that's Triston Casas. That's it. All the rest, I feel the same or better,” said Mintz.
It is pitching staff, however, where belief turns into nerve energy. The escape of Garrett Crochet has fans of the Red Sox dreams of a Cy Young campaign – “incredible so far”, said Mintz – but the rest of the staff is a patchwork of “quantity on quality”.
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However, the hope is that with a solid leadership of the launcher coach Andrew Bailey and the chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and a bunch of intriguing arms behind the hook – including Walker Buehler, Tanner Houck, Lucas Giolito, Brayan Bello, Kutter Crawford and Sean Newcomb – Boston can bring together the race.
Shusterman brought a dose of realism, noting: “I don't know what I receive by any other starter in addition to the hook, and that alone frightened me.” In addition, the sustainability of the long -term hook will be a concern. “I hope hook is great for 200 rounds,” he said, “but it's still a lot to ask him.”
Who would start match 2 of an post-season series for Boston? At this point, hosts have no idea. At the same time, as Shusterman said, “I think the ceiling here is absolutely the highest in the league.”
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The increase? The Red Sox could be the best team in AL – if things break in the future. Risk? A thin rotation could see them pass to the pack by July, especially with Baltimore, New York and Toronto hidden.
In one way or another, the Red Sox will be a fascinating team to keep an eye on.
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