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Speak da Truth
Goes to show you everytime a player leaves the RedSox(Like Napoli) and goes to a different team he instantly does better. What the hell is it with boston that players sign there and turn to sh*t?
TJECK109
Some players just can’t handle pressure.
pitnick
So Napoli handled the pressure for two years and then forgot how?
Speak da Truth
That is not correct Monkey because Napoli only hit 23 homers in 2013 with the Sox. Which was his best season and that was mediocre. He only averaged 17-18 homers after 13′.
He has hit 28 already with the tribe and the season aint even close to being over. So we have not seen Napoli hit with this much power before anywhere. His best power numbers were 30 homers with the Rangers in 2011. And hes on pace to pass that by alot. Maybe he hits 40-45 this year.
If you asked me i dont think players feel comfortable in Boston. Wether its management or the organization as a whole players do not succeed in beantown. Something has to change because its obvious there’s a problem.
chesteraarthur
So the only way to measure quality of a player and whether they are handling pressure is their hr numbers? He is on pace to be worse by fWAR this year then he was in 2014
Cotton Walsh
Don’t get me wrong,I hate the Red Sox, but who else would fit that description?
tylerall5
Mark Malancon
Connorsoxfan
Wade Boggs, Johnny Damon, Babe Ruth, and Lester and Lackey if you want to count rentals.
chuckymorris
Carl Crawford before Red Sox. Mark melancon, josh Reddick, Napoli, etc.
Connorsoxfan
Johnny Damon. Wade Boggs. Babe Ruth (bought, but I’ll count it). Jon Lester? I haven’t checked the numbers, but these guys all played at least at the same level they did after leaving.
Connorsoxfan
Lackey
Connorsoxfan
Rich Hill?
Connorsoxfan
Adrian Gonzalez got better. If you count prospects, Anthony Rizzo. Sox have killed David Price. All sorts of names. Justin Masterson had a few good years after he left.
CAVS0223
Yoenis Cespedes was another. He was supposed to be a great double and homer threat there but that didn’t pan out and he vocally expressed he hated how the organization was ran.
Connorsoxfan
Yes! Forgot about Cespedes as well.
Connorsoxfan
Dave Roberts had some better years after with San Diego, but he stole the base, so you can’t really beat that.
Vedder80
Edgar Renteria, Julio Lugo, Jack Clark, Joel Pinero. And those are just the ones that played for St. Louis.
Kang Ho Polanco
The contrapositive, guys who come to mind who got worse when they joined Boston: Jason Bay (after one great year), Hanley Ramirez, Sandoval, Hanrahan (granted, perhaps due to injury), Mike Cameron, Allen Craig, Coco Crisp…
bradthebluefish
From Boston, overall I agree. Media is intense here and it really gets to the players’ heads. And that’s a problem given that baseball is half physical, half mental.
link2217
I think all those concussions have scrambled mathenys brain. Has no idea how to manage a bullpen, now praising grichuk. A superstar talent? Really? Anyone who watches the cardinals daily will tell you that he’s been awful.
guinnesspelican
I can’t speak for the concussions as being the reason but Matheny does stick to his processes without a second thought.
Unfortunately for Cardinal fans (and most who study the game) those processes are more and more predictable. When your enemy knows what’s coming it is a lot easier to prepare.
longjohnsilver
And I am too accustomed to Neal’s BS and using Travis as his mouth piece..
ericl
I wouldn’t call Hutchinson a quality pitcher. He didn’t pitch well on the road at all while in Toronto. He also leaves a lot of pitches over the plate. That’s been one of his problems. He’s a guy who never lived up to his potential in Toronto. Maybe Pittsburgh figures they can fix him like they have done with other pitchers. As a Jays fan, I was quite happy with the return we got for him. I never expected to get that much for a pitcher who was struggling in AAA at the time of his trade
BoldyMinnesota
It’s funny because I think in 2014, hutch was amazing on the road and terrible at home, then last year the exact opposite happened. And the only reason we got the return we did for hutch is because we took on lirianos salary
diehardcardsfan22
Agree
rivera42
I never expected it to be that difficult to obtain Drew Hutchison. I always thought a couple of bats and a dozen baseballs would do the trick. How wrong I was.
triberulz
Indians are too scared to commit to older players after the bourn/swisher debacle. A napoli extension means Santana has to walk. Payroll can’t increase with attendance down. The Minnesota series drew under 20,000 every game. Unless the Dolans find an investor things will be the same. Tough to say to Santana (who’s having his best year) we can’t pick up your option. Plus now with Miller on board(9 mil). Carrasco/Kluber/Gomes/Kipnis/Brantley contracts increasing it’s tough to extend Davis/Napoli. ‘What if’ Swisher/Bourn happens again? Tribe would be in serious trouble, we were lucky the Braves bailed us out of those contracts. Yes Napoli is great in the clubhouse, however will he keep producing at his age? It would be avery high risk move for a small-market team.
Mike 25
Hutchison is not a quality pitcher… Huntington pretty much traded mediocrity and two prospects for someone who can’t even pitch in the majors!
chesteraarthur
If your primary goal was to acquire drew hutchison, it shouldn’t have cost that much.