Wong Ks on a pitch literally 17" out and in the dirt.
Hard to see how confusing pitch recognition (spin) is to a CATCHER
But then have you seen him catch?
Imagine trading Betts to LAD and not getting a single notable player back
Wong has been a workable backup with some usefulness. Downs was a disaster. The headcase problem child in RF was no help (Vertigo Verdugo)
I think most anyone on this board could have picked a better return
Brez will be lucky if he gets a 80-90 game catcher out of Rut. DH reps only if he's a .750-.780 OPS hitter. Sox have plenty DHs in that Range.
Big overpay panic move
Keep in mind we pitch a young AA kid with very limited and unsuccessful MLB experience and loser Sandoval, an expensive mistake against a team we should have swept.
Why ? Failure to add a functional mid level starter
All this with 2 outs and a bad choice by Wong
Losers of 5 of last 7 , quickly on the way to this loss.
But best ML. record since All Star break. Keep sliding , boys
Keep in mind that on September 1
the Red Sox had no legit starter to pitch a game.
Brez grabbed a young kid and said, I will make you famous Jedi. Just throw it up there while our fans do the same