Hendersonfan
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They had 4 starters average over a strikeout per game led by Napoli with 187.
The A's, on the other hand, only have one guy on a strikeout per game or higher pace.
Boston had the 8th most strikeouts in all of baseball last year, Oakland currently has the 2nd lowest.
These teams are completely different in that regard, so, no, the Red Sox didn't do it.
2004 Red Sox. They wanted Beane to come and he said no. They hired Epstein who used the same philosophy as Beane and won in 2004. So, yes, they did do it.