Gee whiz.
For months management was accused of sitting on their hands with Duran.
Jarren Duran 2021:
Worcester 270/365/561 = 926 OPS
Boston 176/204/353 = 557 OPS
Isn't a little obvious that excellent AAA numbers often translate to lousy MLB numbers because the pitching is exponentially tougher?
Other Worcester numbers:
Santana 1.191 OPS
Cordero .955
Chavis .801
We've called up Duran and now Arauz.
Management knows what they're doing.
Having JD and Duran out didn't help much.
Going forward this year, if all healthy, we have the following hitters:
Devers
Bogey
JDM
Schwarber
Verdugo
Kike
Arroyo
Duran
Vazquez/Plawecki
All those guys on the lineup card and you have a decent offense.
However you look at it, this trade deadline is a PR disaster. The clichés about teams getting a lift from additions and getting down from no additions are playing out to the max, and Red Sox fans are not happy.
I think it's OK to campaign in limited circumstances, such as when:
a) They were previously banned.
They repeatedly refuse to abide by simple requests from other posters.
Yeah, I think that makes it OK. My conscience is clear!