Management
The most notable of management is the manager Alex Cora who rejuvenated a team that was about as exciting as a budget meeting. Cora gets much and very well deserved praise for using his lineup like a chess master in getting the right players in the right position to succeed. Cora will not be Manager of the Year as that award will probably go to Kevin Cash since the perception is doing more with less.
Next on the list is Dave Dombrowski you made horrific trades and spectacular trades, but also addressed issues when they needed to be addressed. The moves for Pearce and Eovaldi undoubtedly saved the season. Long-term may be another story. Will payroll and the loss of minor league talent finally impact the team? That is the future and in the present DD has delivered what he was supposed to deliver and that is a World Series flag.
The ownership expressed a willingness to exceed the luxury tax this season and will that philosophy continue? The Red Sox are obviously a cash machine that had great reach as it has allowed the expansion of the ownership into other sports, real estate, and even a new theater. Maybe the money will be there from the various enterprises to pump up the coffers at Fenway Park?
The farm system certainly provided talent that is now on the positional roster and talent that could and was used in trades to upgrade the team. Just how barren is the farm system? Various sites that analyze that aspect of the game have the Red Sox well on the back end of the 30 MLB teams. Maybe that will change in 2019?
Prediction: No Repeat