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RED SOX PROJECTED TO WIN 90 GAMES? SERIOUSLY?

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Chris says a 90-win Red Sox projection makes the Yankees look like a 95-win team and Toronto a 97-win team.

1. Bastards of Boston Baseball debates a Zips projection that puts the Red Sox at 90 wins and tied with the Blue Jays atop the American League East. 2. Terry Cushman hosts with Jeremy Schilling and Chris Felico, who frame the discussion around Boston's projected win total and roster construction. 3. The episode asks whether Zips is overrating the Red Sox, or whether Craig Breslow's roster can really reach 90 wins. 4. Chris Felico says the projection looks too high because he would place Boston closer to 87 wins and the Yankees closer to 95. 5. Terry Cushman says his own number is closer to 83 to 85 wins, which would leave Boston just short of the playoffs. 6. The hosts compare Boston's projection with the Yankees, Blue Jays, and Orioles, arguing that those clubs look more balanced on paper. 7. Chris Felico points to Garrett Cole, Max Fried, Cody Bellinger, and Aaron Judge as reasons not to count out New York. 8. The Orioles discussion includes Chris Bassitt, Zach Eflin, Pete Alonzo, and a lineup the hosts call deep from top to bottom. 9. Toronto gets similar treatment, with George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero, Alejandro Kirk, Dalton Varsho, and Kevin Gausman all cited as reasons the Blue Jays remain a problem. 10. The hosts keep returning to Boston's run production, saying the Red Sox may not have a clear 20-home-run hitter. 11. One of the sharper points is the claim that the same projection system giving Boston 90 wins also says no Red Sox hitter will reach 20 home runs. 12. Terry Cushman calls that combination hard to reconcile and says the math may be weighting pitching far more than offense. 13. Chris Felico says Boston's bullpen still worries him because the team has not done enough to strengthen it. 14. The conversation turns skeptical about Craig Breslow, with Chris Felico calling him "completely inept" while arguing that the front office talks do not match the roster. 15. A separate thread focuses on Fenway Park and home run projections, including the claim that only four of a player's home runs would have cleared the wall there. 16. The hosts also discuss how injuries and limited power could affect players such as Trevor Story, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Wilyer Abreu. 17. The tone is argumentative and conversational, with Terry Cushman steering the topic and Chris Felico interrupting with roster-specific challenges. 18. The format is a roundtable with no guest interview, driven by projections, lineup comparisons, and back-and-forth disagreement. 19. Best for Red Sox fans who follow roster math and division projections. 20. Skip if you want gameplay analysis instead of front-office debate.

As heard by us

A skeptical baseball segment built around IKF's claim that the Blue Jays preferred the Yankees and Boone's irritated response.

It centers on IKF's remark that the Blue Jays would rather have faced the Yankees, then turns to Aaron Boone's visibly peeved reaction and the familiar idea that players often say what a fan base wants to hear.

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If Red Sox-Yankees-Blue Jays matchup chatter sounds like a sport, this is your lane.

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