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I won't ever make a statement of 'No way is X a steroid user' because who the hell really knows, and I wouldn't want to be made a fool of kind of like Aaron Rodgers was when he backed Ryan Braun.

For this exercise I think he does. He was using PEDs when there was prevalent use, so his OPS lead is relative to all other roid users at the time (though I don't feel like Helton was a steroid user).

In 2004 Bonds had a 1.421 OPS. The next closest hitter was Todd Helton with a 1.089 OPS, so Bonds had a .332 OPS lead.

Lousy series for Yankees pitching. Gave up 27 total runs (11% of their season total). The fact that it was against Boston is irritating, but ultimately it's just one series. June schedule looks relatively soft with 10 home games vs Angels/O's/A's, and 9 road games against KC/Boston/Reds. The Boone June Swoon has been a thing in prior years but hopefully this schedule prevents it from repeating.

One thing I always wished they'd come up with is an option to mute the announcers but not the sounds of the game.

If they lose hopefully it's an early blow out, that way I avoid about six innings of s***** commentary

Sunday night ESPN games are the worst...

Sox making Yarborough look like Yarborough

Pythagorean record also agrees and shows their record should be 34-31. Which would still have them 4th in the division though.

Fielding % doesn't matter

Guess I overestimated the Yanks

He doesn't throw hard but all of his pitches move a lot. If he locates he's pretty tough to hit, as evidenced by his 11.9 Ks per 9 innings (for comparison, Crochet has 11.1 Ks per 9 innings).

Yikes. Coming into the season I thought the Red Sox starting pitching would be a strength. Admittedly I haven't followed them too closely, so what's caused them to be this bad?

Yanks offense has been in a funk this week, and Buehler owned them in the World Series last season. So it only makes sense that the Yanks will drop 8 runs on him in the first inning.

This afternoon the Braves entered the 9th inning up 10-4 and ended up losing 11-10. They hadn't blown a lead that big in the 9th inning since 1973. Braves just seem destined to suck this year.

Just wait until Chapman has his annual 6-week slump where he can't throw strikes.

I always wondered why Boston wouldn't just load their roster with right handed hitters, considering that the Green Monster boosts righty production a ton (similar to how the Yanks refused to sign any good lefty bats the last few years). But Narvaez was a good get for you guys. He probably has more value in Fenway than he would've in YS, evidenced by his drastic home/away splits (.956 OPS at Home, .652 on the road).

Maybe not at this moment. But at the trade deadline when contending teams are desperate to add help, they might get a handsome offer.

You can argue that his value is as high as its going to be (given his large contract and questionable locker room presence). If the Sox fall further out of contention I think they should consider it. A $300M contract for a DH will start looking terrible as soon as Devers isn't a top 10 hitter.

Sox fans have probably had the most highs and lows of the 21st century in MLB. But at least you have the championships to go with all those miserable seasons. Fans of teams like the Rockies and Orioles have nothing but lows. As for Yankees fans, we do get to enjoy most regular seasons but then end up humiliated in October.

Us? I thought you were a Red Sox fan. Or maybe I'm confusing you with another poster that has Splinter in their name

I think the Yanks are more good than great this year, but the majority of the AL has been downright bad so it's making them look great by comparison. Looking around the league, you could argue that 8 of the 10 best teams in baseball are in the NL (Dodgers, Phillies, Mets, Padres, Cubs, Giants, Braves, Cardinals in the NL, Tigers and Yanks in the AL).

The format of those MSN rankings is bad, where you have to click between each slide for each team. I prefer Bleacher Report's: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25197306-mlb-power-rankings-quarter-mark-2025-season

Judge barely hanging on at .401 right now. Going 3-12 this series dropped his average 13 points.

I know everyone here was expecting a lot of regression on offense for the Yanks with Soto and Torres leaving. It still might be coming, but with a quarter of the season in the books it hasn't really shown up so far. Here is how everyone is performing to date: Aaron Judge - 1.279 OPS (this is absurd and he likely won't hit at this peak level all season, BUT if there's any player who can it's Judge) Trent Grisham - .996 OPS (still waiting for the other shoe to drop with Grish, but we'll ride the hot streak while it lasts. On an optimistic note, his Baseball Savant page has him listed in the 92nd percentile or above in xWOBA, xSLG, Barrel%, and Chase Rate, so maybe there is some sustainability here) Paul Goldschmidt - .902 OPS (can a 37 year old former MVP really turn back the hands of time? So far the answer is yes. We'll see if he can keep playing at this level as the wear and tear of the season affects him. But for now he's been way better than expected) Ben Rice - .900 OPS (it's not unheard of for a second year player to make a leap on offense, and it appears that's where Ben Rice is at. His batted ball data is crazy and leads me to believe this is sustainable, though not to the tune of a .900+ OPS. He still has trouble with breaking/offspeed pitches [currently hitting .354 against fastballs, and .098 against everything else] so I'm sure pitchers will adjust accordingly) Anthony Volpe - .770 OPS (could this finally be the year Volpe doesn't suck at the plate? Maybe. He is extremely streaky so it's hard to tell what's real with him. But his approach in his at bats does seem better this year, as evidenced by his 11.7% walk rate [up from 6.1% last season]) Jasson Dominguez - .761 OPS (the Martian is finally getting consistent playing time and seems to be settling in nicely. He may have to abandon switch hitting if he doesn't improve from the right side [currently hitting .305 as a lefty, and .116 as a righty] but at only 22 years old he still has time to develop) Austin Wells - .748 OPS (weird offensive season for Wells. His batting average is weak and he isn't walking much, but the hits he does accumulate have been of the multi-base variety [16 of his 27 hits this season were XBH]. A sub .300 OBP isn't pretty but if he can offset it with homers then I guess we can't complain) Jazz Chisholm - .714 OPS (currently out with an oblique injury and won't be back until around mid-June. Jazz has been selling out for power this year and I can't say I'm a fan of this approach. Sure he's hit some dingers, but he's currently sporting a .181 BA along with a 31% K rate. Hopefully he finds a more balanced approach once he returns.) Cody Bellinger - .688 OPS (he's certainly been a disappointment on offense so far, but he has been playing a little better lately [raised his OPS from .521 to .688 over the past month]. Settling in as a slightly above average bat with good defense and speed would be a positive outcome.) Oswaldo Cabrera - .631 OPS (currently out with a fractured ankle and his return date is unknown. As a utility player Oswaldo is useful, but he'll never be someone you'd want to plug into your lineup everyday. A .243 BA is decent but it's mostly singles.) Oswald Peraza - .617 OPS (he was a top 100 prospect once upon a time, but his bat never developed enough to make him an everyday player. He needs a team that is willing to play him everyday so that he might have a chance to develop at the plate since he does have decent pop. Unfortunately he won't have that opportunity with the Yanks, and is currently a defense first bench player)