They should be able stack 95 wins against an AL Central schedule, but will they?

No they will not.

85-87 wins is a realistic ceiling for this season.

:lol: They aren't winning 95 games this year

:lol: They aren't winning 95 games this year

as others are saying, the division is so weak that they can pile up W's vs Cleveland, Detroit, and KC. 90+ wins is very achievable.

Weakest division in the sport but hey, they actually have pulled off getting past Cleveland on paper to the point where the Tribe are considering throwing in the towel.

Now is the hard part though. Converting having the best talent into the most wins is something they have not been good at. The manager is arguably the worst in the sport. They should be able stack 95 wins against an AL Central schedule, but will they?

No they will not.

85-87 wins is a realistic ceiling for this season.

Nonsense. They'll win around 90-92 games.

You’re assuming the Sox will be a good team. They probably won’t be.

They aren't winning 95 games this year

Yeah, the Sox have won 95 games seven times in their history. I'm gonna say 2020 will not be the eighth time. Still, never before have so many teams been trying to lose on purpose. Just the fact that the Sox are actually trying to win helps a bit. And I never thought they'd win 95 in 2000 or 2005 either.

I am someone very aware of the incredibly high risk that Grandal has a year not unlike the one Dunn had when he arrived, yet I still recognize that they are going to score a shit-ton of runs. Jimenez and Moncada are really special talents that have proven now they can do it at the ML level. I'd be shocked if Robert isn't the better than both of them.

Combine that with Abreu, Anderson, McCann and Mazara (I think he's a huge breakout candidate) and even if Grandal is a total offensive zero they are going to be a nightmare to get through.

The rotation feels good now. Keuchel and Gonzalez are the lefthanded workhorses they really needed. Now if they can just get one of Cease, Lopez or Kopech to take a big step that's it. That's really what this all comes down to.

Twins getting career years out of half a dozen young hitters and Nelson Cruz propelled them to the 2nd best offense in MLB in 2019: 2nd to the Yankees in runs scored, 2nd to Houston in OPS. Many candidates for regression in 2020 in the Twins lineup.

You don't think there's a chance Moncada, Anderson, McCann, and Giolito can be less productive or just the young Twins players?

I'm not quite ready to count the Indians out

85 wins, max....and be happy for the improvement

Gotta agree. Think about 84-85 win team, atm.

McCann will likely fall back but there's nothing to really indicate Giolito's year was a fluke. He just realized his talent.

Anderson and Moncada will probably be even better and contribute more if they can both stay healthy. 2019 was not a best-case scenario for them.

93 wins

McCann will likely fall back but there's nothing to really indicate Giolito's year was a fluke. He just realized his talent.

Anderson and Moncada will probably be even better and contribute more if they can both stay healthy. 2019 was not a best-case scenario for them.

Sox starters won 48 games last year, which was the league average. (Relievers went 24-21.) 84-85 total wins is doable. But I just have no clue how Kopech, Keuchel, and Gio are going to do.