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Whether it's a long shot or not, here's to hoping Boston is in the conversation for at least one of the top FA's this winter, rather than heading back to the bargain rack.

The Red Sox certainly have the capital to bolster the MLB squad. Should the new GM look to move some of those coveted prospects we've been hearing all about?

The Chaim Bloom era in Boston is over.

No matter what method you choose to use, the math is not kind to Boston's chances the rest of the way.

Whatever actually went down, Betts has continued to shine in La La Land, while his club competes for a World Series year in and year out. Meanwhile back in Boston, it's all about the future and hoping that one day we might get another player like Mookie.

His full 2023 projections look like this when extrapolated over 162 games - 153 games, 159 hits (.273 avg), 35 doubles, 89 runs, 38 homeruns, 110 RBI. Is that good enough for the price tag?

Per FanGraphs, Boston has just a 15.8% chance of making the playoffs, a number that was in the single digits entering the series in the Bronx (9.8%).

The Red Sox play their best baseball while wearing yellow. So, do the yellow threads need to stay?

For Chaim Bloom, it's probably still too early to make a call. While the temptation of having each of the players under cheap control on a year-to-year basis is enticing to the penny pinching Sox, isn't this whole thing about building sustainability for the future? Seems like locking up your young talent might be a path to getting there.

For the two franchises that combined for 10 world championships and 20 conference championship games/series appearances over a 20-year period, how long will it be before one of them tastes playoff glory again?