MLB The Show 20 Year Sim: Boston Red Sox

In the second yearly simulation in MLB The Show 20, we use the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox are coming off an 84-78 record and finished third in the AL East. The team also moved a lot of players, most notably star right fielder Mookie Betts. Also moved was veteran David Price, Rick Porcello, and Brock Holt.

The Red Sox still have some great pieces like Chris Sale, J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts. In real life, Chris Sale had Tommy John surgery back in March, but in the simulation we’re going to pretend that the injury never happened. So without further ado, here is the MLB The Show 20 simulation of the Boston Red Sox.

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Key Transactions

• Traded 2B Jose Peraza to the Royals for SS Nicky Lopez
• Traded SP Daniel McGrath to the Nationals for CF Adam Eaton
• Traded RP Matt Barnes to the Twins for C Willians Astudillo
• Traded CP Trevor Hildenberger to the Padres for RP Matt Strahm
• Traded SP Jay Groome, RP Thad Ward, and CP Gerson Bautista to the Pirates for 3B Colin Moran
• Traded SS Jonathan Arauez to the Rays for RP Oliver Drake
• Traded SS Nicky Lopez to the Marlins for SP Caleb Smith

AL East Standings

Team	Win	Loses	PCT.	DIV	HOME	AWAY
z-Yankees	106	56	.654	51-25	49-32	57-24
w-Blue Jays	92	70	.568	44-32	45-36	47-34
Red Sox	87	75	.537	41-35	46-35	41-40
Rays	76	86	.469	37-39	33-48	43-38
Orioles	47	115	.290	17-59	26-55	21-60

Player Stats

POS	Player Name	Games	AB	HR	RBI	Steals	AVG
SS	Xander Bogaerts	159	616	40	127	22	.326
3B	Rafael Devers	157	654	28	90	11	.306
LF	J.D. Martinez	157	609	43	123	9	.310
C	Christian Vazquez	137	491	9	51	5	.255
RF	Alex Verdugo	131	488	17	61	8	.250
3B	Michael Chavis	126	451	20	74	9	.253
1B	Mitch Moreland	117	428	21	73	0	.224
2B	Dustin Pedroia	108	429	8	37	3	.301
CF	Jackie Bradley Jr.	91	310	7	35	5	.284
CF	Kevin Pillar	89	322	9	28	8	.248
CF	(IL) Adam Eaton	77	289	4	24	13	.260
3B	Colin Moran	76	265	6	24	3	.219
LF	Andrew Benintendi	63	256	7	33	7	.250
C	Willians Astudillo	49	155	4	14	3	.271
3B	Bobby Dalbec	13	49	2	4	1	.204
C	Kevin Plawecki	11	39	0	4	0	.410
RF	Cesar Puello	9	19	2	6	0	.263

Pitcher Stats

POS	Player Name	W-L	Saves	Innings	K	ERA	WHIP
SP	Eduardo Rodriguez	13-8	0	189.2	207	3.51	1.31
SP	Ryan Weber	13-7	0	171.2	107	3.77	1.10
SP	Brian Johnson	11-11	0	166.2	129	4.91	1.54
SP	Caleb Smith	10-11	0	148.0	138	5.47	1.61
RP	Marcus Walden	9-4	1	115.2	112	4.51	1.61
SP	(IL) Chris Sale	9-15	0	195.1	212	4.01	1.20
RP	Ryan Brasier	5-1	1	79.2	68	3.95	1.39
RP	Josh Taylor	4-4	8	45.0	59	5.60	1.76
RP	Oliver Drake	4-2	27	56.2	61	3.34	1.45
RP	Matt Strahm	4-5	1	93.0	72	3.97	1.37
RP	Heath Hembree	4-1	0	104.1	114	3.62	1.40
SP	Nathan Eovaldi	3-8	0	88.1	95	5.81	1.47
CP	Brandon Workman	2-2	35	56.1	81	4.95	1.51

Red Sox Award Winners

• Christian Vazquez – Gold Glove C
• Michael Chavis – Gold Glove 3B
• Xander Bogaerts – Silver Slugger SS
• J.D. Martinez – Silver Slugger Outfield

Red Sox League Leaders

• Xander Bogaerts – Hits (201)
• Ryan Weber – Walks Allowed (31)

Red Sox All-Stars

• CP Brandon Workman
• SS Xander Bogaerts
• LF J.D. Martinez

2020 MLB Playoffs

End of Season Wrap-Up

The team made a few key trades in the season acquiring Adam Eaton, Caleb Smith, and Matt Strahm, but it wasn’t enough. Xander Bogaerts, J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers both had incredible seasons batting over .300, and Bogaerts and Martinez hitting 40 and 43 home runs respectively. Dustin Pedroia only appeared in 108 games, but hit .301 with only 37 RBIs.

The rotation and the bullpen didn’t perform well at all. Only one pitcher had an ERA under 3.50, and that was Oliver Drake who only pitched 56.2 innings. Chris Sale ended the season on the injured list, but was 9-15 before being placed on the IL. Eduardo Rodriguez and Ryan Weber both had 13 wins, but as stated earlier neither had an ERA under 3.50.

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So there is the simulation for the 2020 Boston Red Sox! Be sure to check back to GCSN for the rest of the MLB The Show 20 simulations and let us know which teams you would like to see next!

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