Marshall Harris

And what we can say, looking at what he's done against both righties and lefties as a left-handed hitter in baseball, is that last year was no fluke.

And I think that's important because it was a very feel-good story when it happened.

Oh, this guy has to go to Arizona and fix his whole everything.

Right.

And then he gets called up to the big leagues and has raked ever since.

And after a slower start to start this season, he's now right back on pace of doing the same things he was doing last year.

And if you're a 24-year-old shortstop playing above average defense at shortstop,

and you've got that kind of power, that's the type of position that other teams don't have.

That's where you can make up the margin if you're lacking somewhere else.

Right now the Sox are clearly lacking in pitching.

But that offense is undeniable.

I made the prediction at the beginning of the season they would be a top 10 offense.

I may have undersold.

I may have underestimated what they could do.

Because right now they've got over 100 home runs as a team.

They're going to be top five in home runs.

Again, Murakami hasn't played in a minute now, and they're still out here banging him over the fence.

71 games last year.

70 games this year.

So one less.