He may have potential, but Jarren Duran will be a big problem for the Boston Red Sox. Left out in the last playoff round, Duran also saw his bosses bring back Jackie Bradley Jr. as a member of the outfield.
As the Boston Herald’s Jason Mastrodonato writes, the arrival of Bradley Jr. isn’t so much good news for Duran, given their similar profile: left-handed hitter, center fielder and low contact percentage. With its new acquisition, Boston sacrifices a little speed, but redeems itself with a recipient of the Golden Glove.
“Jarren has had his ups and downs since he arrived. It didn’t change our opinion of him in the long run. I think he’s really talented, and he can become a top defensive player and a real points producer. We’ll see how it goes for him, but it never hurts to have quality options. “
Boston Red Sox baseball operations chief Chaim Bloom.
As for Chaim Bloom, the organization must not be blinded by the arrival of young talents who take control of the league. The latter emphasizes that this is something rare and difficult to do.
A total of 57 rookies were struck out more than 35% of the time in their rookie season. If this kind of statistic happens more and more often, it is not the absolute end. Among this group of 57, note the presence of Joey Gallo, Austin Riley and Javier Baez.
Pierre-Olivier Poulin
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