Red Sox (Early) vs Twins (Woods Richardson): 4/15/26, 1:40pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

Woof. This continues to not go well.

	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	TOT
Zack Kelly	18	0	23	0	0	41
Tyler Samaniego	22	0	0	17	0	39
Ryan Watson	0	13	0	35	0	48
Jovani Morán	17	0	0	35	0	52
Jack Anderson	0	0	0	0	52	52
Greg Weissert	18	16	0	0	0	34
Garrett Whitlock	0	12	0	0	0	12
Danny Coulombe	0	5	5	0	0	10
Aroldis Chapman	0	0	0	0	22	22

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Those who think the Red Sox offense is just brutal need only look at the league batting statistics. The Sox don't completely suck, but they are completely average.

Boston's team batting average is .231 while the average average in the American League is .232. Seven teams in the AL are better, seven teams are worse.

Five Red Sox are basically .300 hitters but seven are in the .100s. 

Right in the middle is Roman Anthony at .230 -- a completely average hitter who strikes out a ton... but whose 19 Ks are only tied with WiLLson Contreras and WBC teammate Byron Buxton for 22nd in the AL.

The difference is that Buxton looks like a total superstar in Minnesota vs. the Sox, who can't get back home fast enough.

[Old Red]

Anthony in RF today with Abreu getting a day off.

[moonslav59]

3 hours ago, 5GoldGlovesOF,75 said:

Those who think the Red Sox offense is just brutal need only look at the league batting statistics. The Sox don't completely suck, but they are completely average.

Boston's team batting average is .231 while the average average in the American League is .232. Seven teams in the AL are better, seven teams are worse.

Five Red Sox are basically .300 hitters but seven are in the .100s. 

Right in the middle is Roman Anthony at .230 -- a completely average hitter who strikes out a ton... but whose 19 Ks are only tied with WiLLson Contreras and WBC teammate Byron Buxton for 22nd in the AL.

The difference is that Buxton looks like a total superstar in Minnesota vs. the Sox, who can't get back home fast enough.

The Sox are 22nd in runs, but just 4-5 runs from the mean.

16th in OBP at .316

23rd in OPSat .662 (#15 is .698)

26th in SLG at .346

29th in ISO at .113 (We knew we had a power shortage) Last place is .112

11th in K% 24% (actually 19th place)

Our pitching is at a 0.0 fWAR (27th)

[iortiz]

🔺SP ERA is 5.27, 3rd worst in baseball.

🔺Scored 68 runs, 22nd in baseball.

🔺Committed 14 errors, 4th most in baseball.

🔺Stolen 6 bases, 2nd least in baseball.

🔺9 ABS challenges won, 2nd least in baseball.
 

This is what happens when you go with a AAA team all the way thinking most of them are going to be Ronald Acuña some day. 

[iortiz]

Imagine having a struggling Story as your clean up hitter! lol 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, iortiz said:

Imagine having a struggling Story as your clean up hitter! lol 

Even John Lennon couldn't IMAGINE that.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

A guy on the Twins just hit a pitch over the fence. Are batters allowed to do that?

[iortiz]

and there we go... again!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

19 minutes ago, iortiz said:

🔺SP ERA is 5.27, 3rd worst in baseball.

🔺Scored 68 runs, 22nd in baseball.

🔺Committed 14 errors, 4th most in baseball.

🔺Stolen 6 bases, 2nd least in baseball.

🔺9 ABS challenges won, 2nd least in baseball.
 

This is what happens when you go with a AAA team all the way thinking most of them are going to be Ronald Acuña some day. 

The Sox are 3rd in MLB at killing worms.

[iortiz]

The losses are the least of my concerns, what is really worrisome is that most of our key players seem to be very overrated  —Anthony, Mayer, Durbin, Narvaez, Duran Add to the equation bums like Story, IKF and Wong. 

Unfortunately some of us drank the "we are better than last year" kool aid in the offseason. 

 

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The Sox will only go as far as IKF takes them.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, iortiz said:

The losses are the least of my concerns, what is really worrisome is that most of our key players seem to be very overrated  —Anthony, Mayer, Durbin, Narvaez, Duran Add to the equation bums like Story, IKF and Wong. 

Unfortunately some of us drank the "we are better than last year" kool aid in the offseason. 

 

 

Pete Townshend's pissed. We got fooled again.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Thanks for the help. 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Story!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Story!

He got good Woods on that one.

[iortiz]

Maybe Contreras and Abreu are not needed moving forward lol

[iortiz]

btw any word on Contreras?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, iortiz said:

Maybe Contreras and Abreu are not needed moving forward lol

Advance to the rear.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, iortiz said:

btw any word on Contreras?

He had back tightness. He's due back in the line-up on Friday.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

Here's the Story, of a man not named Brady...

Twins starter is not out of the Sox yet.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

There's a DP you don't see everyday.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Just now, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

There's a DP you don't see everyday.

Not easy to not score with the bases loaded and no outs.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1 minute ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Not easy to not score with the bases loaded and no outs.

Sox make everything look easy.

[moonslav59]

4 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Sox make everything look easy.

Except winning.

[mvp 78]

Early may actually get to finish the 6th inning finally. 

[mvp 78]

 

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

#42 for the Sox is having a good day offensively.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

3 minutes ago, mvp 78 said:

 

Good to get that out of the way early.

[mvp 78]

2 minutes ago, SPLENDIDSPLINTER said:

Good to get that out of the way early.

Will have to remember that play for next year!