Ryan Ripken
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Because with that, you need a staff that can be able to get you through the whole time, and you need the depth.
So I'd say for Crawford, I'm curious, if he's healthy and he can go out there and play, pitchers, it's not a matter of if, it's when guys get hurt.
And I think...
If an injury goes down, do you have the pieces in place?
So I think Cutter could be a big part for the Red Sox.
The Jays, I'm going to go with Barger.
I just think, from what I watched with him...
Maybe I'm just living off of what I saw in the postseason last year or the second half of the season, but you're talking about picking up where you left off, picking up for an offense that's going to need that.
That dude, there's something about that swing and that confidence at the dish that makes me...
I'm really intrigued to see what he can do.
And I think he does what he can.
I think that they're going to feel a lot better that Bo Bichette isn't there.
There's a little bit more relief.
And then for the Orioles, yeah, I honestly think the X factor on the mound for them, it's going to be what happens with Shane Boz.
If Shane Boz
is the guy that throws 99 or 98, and it's got all this movement, and he's pre-Tommy John, Shane Boz, and you're looking at a guy that's top-end rotation, and the Orioles then would have three of those in Rodgers, Braddish, and Boz.
So I would go on with him in that regard.
I would say an add-on to that would be the health of Zach Eflin, actually.
I'm a big Eflin guy.
Oh, I'm a big Eflin.