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In 2024, the Sox were 27th in O-Swing%, 14th in Z-Swing%, 18th in O-Contact%, 20th in Z-Contact%, and 4th in pitches seen in the Zone%. In 2025, the Sox so far are 7th in O-Swing%, 12th in Z-Swing%, 26th in O-Contact%, 21st in Z-Contact%, and again 4th in pitches seen in the Zone%. So far they're much better at not swinging at pitches outside the zone, average at swinging at pitches in the zone, worse at (as in they make more) contact when they swing at pitches outside the zone, and about the same at contact in the zone and in how many pitches they see in the strike zone. Overall, some positive trends, but the lack of talent means teams can fill the strike zone against the Sox and they can't do a whole lot to punish that.

Like I said, this is a talent maximization strategy, but you still need talent to maximize.

https://x.com/haffball7/status/1909609219793314222 Guessing Ryan Fuller has something to do with this. Good stat with some promise, not leading to a good outcome yet though. This is a talent maximization strategy, but you still need talent to maximize.

You might know better, but I'd guess the offers were complete trash or required the Sox to absorb a lot of money, which they won't do. If they had a solid offer without a lot of money going to the other team and Getz didn't take it, then that's a big mark against him.

Stop me if you've heard this before, but... Andrew Vaughn hit a ground ball to short.

Lopez is missing center cut on the fastball and Sox can't do anything with it. They might as well sit fastball and hold on anything with a wrinkle.

This is a pretty good one - just plausible enough to be realistic, and not a HUGE trade to instantly make people suspicious.

Doesn't really matter in a 9-0 game, but whether this is interference or not Slater better not do this again

I'll give the Brewers a break because the Yankees were using these:

Also I'm sure they'll bounce back as this roster has some talent, but this Twins team looks straight up not ready for the regular season.

I guess I can get behind this team scoring a ton of runs, then nothing, then a ton of runs because it's a surprise what will happen every day!

So far the Knights can HIT.

If he does that s%*# again and Elko looks competent bring him up and cut Vaughn. Or slide Vargas to first and put someone else at third.

The ol’ Vaughn dribbler to short

lol take a walk against an infielder pitching