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It will be a busy winter for the Red Sox, who finished the 2022 season with a dismal 78-84 record. Xander Bogaerts can (and likely will) opt out of the 6/120 contract he signed in April 2019, J.D. Martinez, Nathan Eovaldi, Michael Wacha, Rich Hill, and Matt Strahm are free agents, and Tommy Pham and the team have a mutual option for 2023 (his salary would be $12, so I trust the team will decline).
But before all that . . . the postseason begins tomorrow – with four games!
American League Wild Card Series
Rays (86-76) at Guardians (92-70)
Mariners (90-72) at Blue Jays (92-70)
National League Wild Card Series
Phillies (97-75) at Cardinals (93-69)
Padres (89-73) at Mets (101-61)
American League Division Series
Rays/Guardians winner vs Astros (106-56)
Mariners/Blue Jays winner vs Yankees (99-63)
National League Division Series
Phillies/Cardnals winner vs Atlanta (101-61)
Padres/Mets winner vs Dodgers (111-51)
ALWC and NLWC are best-of-3, with all games at the higher seed.
ALDS and NLDS are best-of-5, with the usual 2-2-1 format.
MLB.com ranks the top four offenses (Dodgers, Blue Jays, Atlanta, Cardinals) and pitching staffs (Astros, Dodgers, Atlanta, Guardians).
Postseason Contest!
Guess the winner of the 2022 World Series. Winner will receive a hardcover copy of Mitchell Nathanson's Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original.
Contest entries must be emailed to me and include the following two predictions:
1. 2022 World Series ChampionsDeadline: Noon (ET), Friday October 7.
2. That team's total postseason runs scored
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