Yeah, you knew his hot streak was coming to an end. I’m not surprised no 1B/DH-needy teams jumped to trade for him early. The back of his baseball card says he’s bad, and regression is bringing him right back to where he usually is.
He signed Maldonado for $4.5 million to start at catcher and acquired Nicky Lopez and paid him $4.3 million to start at 2B. I don’t care if it is a tear down year or not. That should give you some pause and make you wonder about your GM’s player assessment and evaluation skills. He burned almost $10 million on two players that he won’t even be able to trade because they are so bad. Any Sox fan on this site could have told you in the offseason that these two guys would be wasted signings and money. That isn’t encouraging at all. And don’t forget trading for Fletcher. Getz values sh1t players.
Nothing makes sense with this team. Older players, bad players, and players that won’t be here next season (and won’t be traded for much) have all received more playing time than Colas.
Pillar
Grossman
Fletcher
Pham
Julks