Last night, the top three hitters in the Red Sox order were 11 for 18 with 4 RBIs. The
average age of those guys—
Mookie Betts,
Brock Holt and
Xander Bogaerts—was
23.7. And with 23-year old
Blake Swihart's return, four of their starters (you
have to assume Swihart is the starter when healthy) will average 23.5. Add in their most exciting starter (22-year old
Eduardo Rodriguez), and the average age of this
Group Of Five is down to 23.2. All of a sudden, the guys actually
playing and producing are a core of youngsters. The future, fans, is already here.
