2021 MLB Playoffs Prediction Thread

IMHO criticizing the Red Sox here is a critique of one specific player/scenario, not "the way they ahve chosen to operate the team". If they had a legitimate chance to resign him, they should have broken the bank to do so because he's worth every penny. If they thought he was gonna walk, trade him and get something for him while you still can. This isn't the Marlins trading away every good player they've ever had because they can't give them a long-term deal. This is a team that has spent plenty of money on plenty of stars over the years, but they probably fucked up on this one.

All that being said... I have absolutely not hate for the Dodgers for "buying a championship". Big market teams - the Red Sox included - have been doing this for decades, and won't stop doing it any time soon. I actually think the Dodgers are a pretty likeable team, and I'd have no issue with them winning the NL.