AL East Thread

[nynasty]

He's a good teammate, and really well liked in the clubhouse., Offensively he has spurts, but those spurts get shorter and shorter.

And he's known as a defensive OF, but I can never stop seeing him fall down chasing that ball in Baltimore last year.

He'll get picked up by somebody

 

[steveringo]

Verdugo was disciplined numerous times in Boston for showing up late and being lazy... But, he could still provide value to many teams...


I love his trades back-story. He was acquired by Boston with Conner Wong (and Jeter Downs) in a salary-dump trade for David Price and Mookie Betts (!)...

He was sent to NY for Richard Fitts, Greg Weissert, & Nicholas Judice. Weissert should be an important middle reliever this year - and Fitts has the inside track to be Boston's fifth starter to start the season (10.2 IP, 13K, 1.03 WHIP, 0.84 ERA)...

 

[chappee11]

He was beyond worthless and the end of the season last year…..made a few good plays in the OF, but his value is circling the bowl…..

I’m not sure why, but I can’t recall a member of the Red Sox I disliked more when he was on the team than Verdugo. I hated the way he looked, the way he loafed around, but I especially hated the whole “Dugie” persona.

He’s good enough to be on a roster somewhere, for sure. But that .8 WAR in 149 games last year is a hard sell. 4 straight years of declining OPS+ doesn’t help, either.

 

[chappee11]

Update: “Last season, Verdugo made $8.7 million. A league source told The Athletic that the 28-year-old hasn’t received a single major-league offer since becoming a free agent.”

That’s crazy.

 

[redseat]

 

[bksballer89]

Facts? @nynasty @Pure Steel

 

[nynasty]

Facts? @nynasty @Pure Steel

He's really, really not.

 

[nynasty]

Facts? @nynasty @Pure Steel

Saw Torre making the pitching change yesterday, and I'd still take his 90 year old ass over Boone

 

[molsaniceman]

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1 bad mgr calling another bad mgr the best
whod a thunk it