I don't do blind optimism, but there are some reasons for Red Sox fans to be CAUTIOUSLY optimistic. The AAA arms we have seen so far in spring training at least have high floors to go with higher ceilings than what we saw last June. Maybe Jarren Duran and Bobby Dalbec can use the opposite field against big league starters; they are certainly strong enough... I also briefly touch on the shifting economics of MLB.

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What I wrote about Frank McCourt's Dodgers: Part 1 and Part 2