Devers signs 11 year $331 million extension

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I have repeatedly dumped on Devers--to my regret.

I like FiveGoldGloves comment that any hitter, including Devers, will function better within a good lineup, which is absolutely not what the Sox have this season.

I would go one step further and point out that Mike Trout of the Angels is the poster child for a player who almost every year competes for the AL MVP, but who has not been able to drive that team into the postseason very often--and forget the WS.

Until this year, it is hard to argue Trout had a weak lineup around him. Ohtani did win two MVP awards to go with Trout's three (along with four other second place finishes). The Angels have struggled mightily to get a good pitching staff, largely due to a weak farm system and some very questionable free agent signings. It seems like the only free agent SPs they pay heavily for are ones coming off one good season after several seasons of mediocrity or worse. That's simply a bad strategy...

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Until this year, it is hard to argue Trout had a weak lineup around him. Ohtani did win two MVP awards to go with Trout's three (along with four other second place finishes). The Angels have struggled mightily to get a good pitching staff, largely due to a weak farm system and some very questionable free agent signings. It seems like the only free agent SPs they pay heavily for are ones coming off one good season after several seasons of mediocrity or worse. That's simply a bad strategy...

Garbage franchise. The days of the rally monkey are long gone.

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Garbage franchise. The days of the rally monkey are long gone.

There's also some fun reports that they treat their minor leaguers worse than every other organization...

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There's also some fun reports that they treat their minor leaguers worse than every other organization...

I thought that was the A's?