Gresh & Fauria: Will Flemming on Red Sox/ Royals

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00:00The Royals have one of the great players in the game,

00:03in Bobby Witt Jr. He's right there

00:04when they're in judge to win the MVP of the American League.

00:07But right now, the Red Sox have Rafi Devers playing like an MVP.

00:11And I think the Red Sox lineup is better.

00:14The difference between the Royals and the Red Sox

00:16is, again, starting pitching.

00:17And they got Lugo and Waka, this kid,

00:20Reagans, who's been awesome.

00:22Their starting pitching is the reason.

00:24I think they've had like a 60-win turnaround

00:27from last year.

00:28It's just been crazy for them.

00:30I think the Royals are good enough.

00:33They pitch enough.

00:34They're going to be there to the end.

00:36I don't think their offense is nearly as good

00:38as the Red Sox did, even with Witt and Perez

00:41and some of the other hitters they have.

00:43The Mariners, to me, did the best job

00:45in addressing their fundamental problem.

00:48They needed hitters.

00:49And they went out and got Turner and DeRosa Reina

00:51to go with those great starting pitchers.

00:53So it's going to be interesting.

00:55And again, who knows?

00:57Maybe you chase down the Minnesota Twins

00:59or the Houston Astros or whoever.

01:01We don't know how the whole thing's going to shake out.

01:03And really, the only thing the Red Sox can do is handle.

01:06It's such a stupid sports cliche, but it's true.

01:08They just got to handle the teams right in front of them.