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I'm not sold on Casas yet but I'm not giving up on him quite yet. He's still only 23 years old. He's ranked 20 amongst 1st basemen at 99 WRC+
His OPS+ is only 95 so far this year.
Hasn't been able to hit much for AVG so far either.
He also hasn't played 100 games yet in the Majors so I'll cut him some slack for now
His average/ops by monthQuote:
Originally Posted by redsoxrules
April .137/.585
May .257/.766
June .267/.848
Keep in mind, the average batting average and OPS for 2023 so far is .248/.729
You take out his first month this seasn (as a 23 year old rookie) and he's an above-average hitter. It's not unreasonable at all given his talent, age, and upward mobility that he's only going to get better.
Did you lend Devers money and he never paid you back?Quote:
Originally Posted by redsoxrules
Nope!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dipre
Can I not have an opinion that they overpaid him too much and he won't be worth it?
You can certainly have that opinion. It's even possible you are right. But I like his age, 26, and the fact that he's hit pretty well--with a career OPS of .848--since he came up in 2017.Quote:
Originally Posted by redsoxrules
It's .798 right now, which isn't exactly calamitous, plus he leads the Sox in total bases and in rbi's (he has 60 and Turner has the next most with 41).
His DWAR (0.0) says he is not hurting the team defensively and he been the AL All-Star third baseman the last two years.
I understand and I could also be wrong in then end. I just don't see the point in giving a boat load contract to a player where his only strength it hitting. I just feel for this contract to be worth it he would need to OPS in the range of 950 year in and year out just because his D is avg at best and he isn't exactly a speedster in the basepathQuote:
Originally Posted by Maxbialystock
Sure, but he's three months into the extension, and your Devers hate borders on irrational.Quote:
Originally Posted by redsoxrules
This is not based on 3 months. I've mentioned many times before I don't think it's a great idea to offer a large contract like that unless it's to a player that's great on both sides. Meaning a gold glover who can also have a huge impact on D. Otherwise he would have to hit like Ortiz did when he was here and he is certainly no Ortiz.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dipre
And FYI Devers has been like this since August 1 of last year. It hasn't just been 3 months.
Last August/September, Devers was dealing with injuries. I haven’t heard if that’s the case this year…Quote:
Originally Posted by redsoxrules
I think the RS had little choice , given the fan base and loss of Bogaerts, except to extend Devers in a market rate contract. I only hope I live long enough to see the outcome of this one in 2033+-.
RSR has a point about Devers overall effectiveness, forget the money. Raffy's longevity is ,at minimum, a concern , but on a team with no real other star players yet, it's ok to have one in the fold. Good luck to him and the team . Call me when he weighs 260 and can only DH. It should be about 2028. Meanwhile knock the cover off the ball, you full of joy kid ( O'Bs quote)
They paid him about market rate the way salaries are exploding. I think that's where we mainly differ. He's also very young, and will spend a large portion of the contract on the right side of 30.Quote:
Originally Posted by redsoxrules