Red Sox (Fitts) vs Angels (Kikuchi): 6/25/25, 4:07pm

[Brandon Glick]

My very good friend Derek — who is a die-hard Red Sox fan — is celebrating a milestone birthday today. If the Sox get swept by the Angels, he may never forgive them.

I know that won't matter to the guys on the field, but it doesn't seem like anything else does right now, either.

[mvp 78]

 

[Jasonbay44]

 

[mvp 78]

2 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

 

Devers only has a 670 OPS since being traded. 

[Jasonbay44]

17 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Devers only has a 670 OPS since being traded. 

He had some big hits in two games against the Sox that resulted in Giants wins. 

[Maxbialystock]

45 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

He had some big hits in two games against the Sox that resulted in Giants wins. 

Devers OPS has dropped 100 pts since Bregman went on the IL.   And that's our problem in the 2 spot now--no Bregman batting 3d.  

 

[Nick]

Crawford will undergo surgery on his right wrist, likely ending his season. Manager Alex Cora said it was an accidental off-field injury. (Last updated: June 25)

What the hell is wrong with our team? Another player falling off a bike or something stupider?

Now Kutter will enter 2026 in the same condition he was in this year. Frekin' unbelievable.

Everyone wants to collect disability on this team.

[jad]

One can like the trade or hate the trade or have other more nuanced reactions, but it is ludicrous to suggest that the RS are a better team w/o Devers than they were with him.

[Maxbialystock]

2 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Devers OPS has dropped 100 pts since Bregman went on the IL.   And that's our problem in the 2 spot now--no Bregman batting 3d.  

 

Giant's are 3 and 4 since Devers' arrival.  Sox are 3-5 without him--all 8 games on this west coast trip.  Sox are also missing Bregman.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

15 minutes ago, jad said:

One can like the trade or hate the trade or have other more nuanced reactions, but it is ludicrous to suggest that the RS are a better team w/o Devers than they were with him.

Depends on how one defines better.

[Maxbialystock]

7 minutes ago, jad said:

One can like the trade or hate the trade or have other more nuanced reactions, but it is ludicrous to suggest that the RS are a better team w/o Devers than they were with him.

Who's actually saying that?  Very few.  I thought Devers was terrific as the DH and having a career year and didn't miss a game.  So of course he's a loss.  However, the Sox were paying him $30M to be DH and paying Yoshida $18 when he can only be the DH.  That's a lot of money for a DH.  We also know Raffy did not want to move to 1b.  

In addition, I think Devers was on his way out the day Bregman was announced as our 3d baseman, a position Raffy had played for 8 years and been promised he could keep play there.

And let's not forget that the Sox are also without Bregman, who followed Raffy in the lineup and made him better.  Since Bregman went on the IL, Raffy's OPS has dropped 100 points.  

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

W/O Anthony in the lineup, the entertainment value is reduced by 50 percent.

[mvp 78]

8 minutes ago, Maxbialystock said:

Giant's are 3 and 4 since Devers' arrival.  Sox are 3-5 without him--all 8 games on this west coast trip.  Sox are also missing Bregman.  

Record with Bregman and Devers 26-26

Record without Bregman but with Devers 11-10

Record without Bregman and Devers 3-5

The best stretch was with Devers, but without Bregman.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

23 minutes ago, Nick said:

Crawford will undergo surgery on his right wrist, likely ending his season. Manager Alex Cora said it was an accidental off-field injury. (Last updated: June 25)

What the hell is wrong with our team? Another player falling off a bike or something stupider?

Now Kutter will enter 2026 in the same condition he was in this year. Frekin' unbelievable.

Everyone wants to collect disability on this team.

Going on the IL is the best thing this team does.

[Maxbialystock]

The "oh do we miss Raffy" whining is getting tiresome.  We do miss him, but we miss Bregman even more.  Without Bregman following him the lineup, Raffy's OPS has dropped 100 points.

Meanwhile, our pitching is killing us.  Crochet was brilliant in 7 shutout innings last night, but then Weissert gave up a game-tying dinger and then Wilson gave up a game-winning 2 run dinger.  That loss was almost exactly like the one Monday night when the Sox started the game by scoring 3 runs in the top of the 1st, only to have Buehler give up 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st.  The Sox nevertheless tied the game in the 6th, only to have Whitlock give up 4 more runs in the 8th.

The Sox have 13 pitchers on the roster and just 3 can be relied upon--Crochet, Chapman, and Bello.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 hour ago, mvp 78 said:

Devers only has a 670 OPS since being traded. 

Here's hoping Devers turns out to be a 250 mil albatross for the Giants.

[Jasonbay44]

Narvaez has far exceeded expectations but it’s clear he’s not a cleanup hitter. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Going on the IL is the best thing this team does.

Another thing the Sox are good at is walking back to the dugout with the bat still in their hand.

[Maxbialystock]

6 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

Record with Bregman and Devers 26-26

Record without Bregman but with Devers 11-10

Record without Bregman and Devers 3-5

The best stretch was with Devers, but without Bregman.

Actually, the Sox plummeted to 30-35 with Raffy but no Bregman.  They came back to 38-36 with a terrific 6 game winning streak which depended heavily on brilliant pitching.  Devers contributed nothing to those wins.  Wait, wait, I got that wrong.  Devers helped by not playing 3b. 

In the Sox 6 game winning streak the Sox gave up 8 freaking runs!  Since the winning streak they have given up 38 runs in 7 games. 

Raffy's OPS has dropped 100 pts since June 24.  

[Maxbialystock]

3 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

Narvaez has far exceeded expectations but it’s clear he’s not a cleanup hitter. 

I agree, but I also think this lineup misses Bregman a lot more than Devers, and Bregman is due back soon.

But even that won't help if the pitching doesn't get better.  

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Rare timely hit.

[Jasonbay44]

Big hit by Story

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That's what a productive out looks like.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Shut down inning, but at the cost of 27 pitches.

[FredLynn]

It’s getting really really old watching these bums showcase their total lack of plate discipline. All of them.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, FredLynn said:

It’s getting really really old watching these bums showcase their total lack of plate discipline. All of them.

Hey, the Sox have given Fitts twice as many runs than they gave Crochet.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I believe Anthony is a better hitter against lefties than Abreu. I know that's a low bar.

[FredLynn]

Story strikes out on a ball nearly in the dirt

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

At least the worms are getting a break today.

[FredLynn]

2-2

game over

It’s all for the best. The Flops need to lose every single remaining game unless they’re playing the Yankees.

Disgusting group of bums.