Boston Red Sox fans will be stoked to see a new postseason prediction from Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller.
Well, sort of.
Miller published his latest playoff forecast on Sunday and had Boston reaching the World Series … before falling to the Milwaukee Brewers in the fall classic.
It’s pretty entertaining to follow along with Miller’s vision of how the playoffs could play out for Boston.
First, Miller has the Red Sox besting their bitter rivals in the wild-card round.
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“Red Sox beating Yankees in New York should be the final straw for Aaron Boone, contract extension from this past February be damned,” Miller wrote.
Next, Miller predicted that Brayan Bello could be the difference in a Red Sox-Detroit Tigers ALDS:
“Unfortunately, we probably wouldn’t get Tarik Skubal vs. Garrett Crochet, as the latter probably wouldn’t go until Game 2 after being used in Game 1 against New York. But Game 3—probably Casey Mize vs. Brayan Bello in Boston—may well be the decider here, and it’s hard not to like the Red Sox in that one.”
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Miller then envisioned the Red Sox offense being too much for the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS.
“Dating back to July 3, no one has allowed fewer runs than the Boston Red Sox,” Miller wrote. “And while the Blue Jays have a solid rotation full of former aces, shutting down this Red Sox offense in a best-of-seven series might be too much to ask. If Shane Bieber continues to dominate like he did in his season debut, though, that could spark a change of heart here.”
Miller only had a few words to explain his pick of the Brewers over Boston in the World Series: “The Brewers are the team of destiny.”
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If that title matchup does come to pass, it’ll sure be an interesting experience for Quinn Priester, who was traded from Boston to Milwaukee in April and has thrived since.