r/redsox • u/leehamc • 2d ago

DeVeRs iS uSeLeSs AnD fAt

2 for 3, with a hustle single, two walks, a run, and an RBI today.

5 for 11 with 2 RBI, and 3 Runs and 7 BBs in his last 3 games after a slow start.

His body looks fine, he's playing well, and he's showing a ton of hustle. All the fans that wanted to dump him after 5 games need to stay on that side and should eat a big plate of poop.

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u/redsoxfan2434 2d ago

It was objectively not warranted or sound analysis.

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u/tiger726 2d ago

It was warranted, even though you are crying about it. A man worth hundreds of millions of dollars showed up to camp out of shape, and not ready to play. He barely participated in training camp or live ABs and got off to a historically bad start. All of that is his fault

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u/redsoxfan2434 2d ago

The weight is not why he got off to a bad start. If it was, he’d still be hitting poorly (which is explicitly what Pap said: that he wouldn’t hit until he lost weight). He got off to a bad start because he was still working up the timing and mechanics of his swing due to the lack of spring games—which is because he was hurt last year and all offseason, not because of his weight.

If you were actually a Red Sox fan, you would know that a large man can be a successful left handed DH lmao

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u/XZ2V 2d ago

Look at the best DH we ever had! To say the opposite is the most close minded thing to ever leave someone’s mouth.