{"id":153103,"date":"2022-12-09T19:22:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T19:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/xander-bogaerts-exit-isnt-only-confusing-red-sox-decision\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T19:22:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T19:22:59","slug":"xander-bogaerts-exit-isnt-only-confusing-red-sox-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/xander-bogaerts-exit-isnt-only-confusing-red-sox-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Xander Bogaerts&#8217; exit isn&#8217;t only confusing Red Sox decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The winter meetings could have gone better for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>The outrage by the fan base was palpable after Boston let Xander Bogaerts leave for a 11-year, $280 million contract with the Padres.  The difference in years between the Red Sox&#8217;s offer \u2014 believed to be for six years and $160 million \u2014 and the Padres&#8217; left Bogaerts with \u201czero choice\u201d but to leave Boston, The Boston Globe reported.<\/p>\n<p>It is not the only decision over these last few days that left some in the baseball world scratching their heads.  The Red Sox did not leave San Diego, which hosted this year&#8217;s winter meetings, empty-handed.<\/p>\n<p>The team agreed to a five-year, $90 million deal with Japanese outfielder Masataka Yoshida on Wednesday night, which also included a $15.4 million posting fee.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN.com ran Yoshida&#8217;s deal by those around baseball and they seemed less than impressed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Masataka Yoshid signed with the Red Sox.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bogaerts.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Xander Bogaerts is leaving the Red Sox\" class=\"wp-image-24955908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bogaerts.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bogaerts.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bogaerts.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bogaerts.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/bogaerts.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Xander Bogaerts is leaving the Red Sox<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One said: \u201cWe thought he was worth less than half of what they paid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another: \u201cI have no words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MLB.com&#8217;s Mike Petriello was left similarly unimpressed.  While he noted Yoshida&#8217;s superb contact skills, he questioned other parts of the 29-year-old&#8217;s game in his review of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut most scouting reports highlight his lack of defense and speed, and if the power takes a step back, he might end up being a LF\/DH type who relies entirely on batting average to succeed,\u201d Petriello wrote.  \u201cIt&#8217;s worth the risk, though one wonders if giving the same deal \u2014 or less, given the posting fee \u2014 to Willson Contreras might have been a better fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winter meetings could have gone better for the Red Sox. The outrage by the fan base was palpable after Boston let Xander Bogaerts leave for a 11-year, $280 million contract with the Padres. 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