Credit where credit is due. Cam Schlittler shoved on Thursday. He put in the exact performance we all hoped Connelly Early would. He kept the Red Sox off the board, allowing a few soft base hits to turn into a series win for the Yankees. They won, we lost, and I’ll have to wear that until the Yankees inevitably crash and burn.

That being said, it’s a good thing they got their licks in now. This Red Sox team is going places, and it’s going places in a hurry.

Retaining Alex Bregman is key, but other than that, there are the bones of a great team here. The pitching staff was held together by duct tape and Garrett Crochet, while the lineup featured platoon bats and unranked prospects. That’s nothing against the likes of Nate Eaton and Nick Sogard, but they aren’t the players who were suppose

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