The TrevorEnding Story: needs shoulder surgery, out for the year (4/9 update)
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His games played per season in Boston looks like one of those SAT questions where you have to find the next logical number in the sequence:
94, 43, 8. Next number is (scratches figures on the back of a napkin)...-16.
The Sox have plenty of experience in playing without his services in the last 3 years so I certainly expect they have a backup plan in place.
94, 43, 8. Next number is (scratches figures on the back of a napkin)...-16.
The Sox have plenty of experience in playing without his services in the last 3 years so I certainly expect they have a backup plan in place.
Damn, and I was really thinking of everything his D could mean for the rest of the infield, not to mention needing the RH bat.
We just cut the cable cord and I’ve been mulling the Nesn 360 app…this MASH unit stuff isn’t making it easier to ante up.
Beyond the fact that this absolutely sucks for the 2024 season, that type of injury is harsh enough where there is definitely a possibility you are looking at 3 years of a complete sunk cost in 2025, 2026, 2027.
Let us pray for Marcello Mayer.
Let us pray for Marcello Mayer.
Watching Milar talking to Manny and then OC on MLB network was a joy and then this news flashed on the bottom of the screen. Damn.
Is it possible its an interior fracture, not to the rim? If so, is this a better form of fracture? Also, it reads as if this means there may not have been a dislocation, but rather the bone being jamned into the socket.
https://www.verywellhealth.com/glenoid-fractures-2549790
I would love to dump his contract and trade him to a contender. This injury goes a long way towards a large sunk cost.
Not now. I'd guess his value is close to zero. Chris Sale proved that if a guy is healthy at the moment, there will be a market for his services. Suck it up, let him rehab, and see where he (and Mayer) stand next April.
I think it's prudent to simply assume he'll not be suiting up in a Boston uniform again. 3 years is an eternity in baseball but frankly given the level of depth and planning the Sox have needed to cover for his injuries over the past 3 years, it might be best to assume the sunk cost.
They aren’t going to do that, nor should they. That doesn’t mean the are going to pencil him in for 162 games either.
As I referred to earlier, people here would have been fine if they DFA’d Chris Sale. It turned out to be good that they didn’t.
Just an unbelievably poor signing. On par with the Chris Sale extension.
Not anyone's fault, but it just went horribly awry.
Not anyone's fault, but it just went horribly awry.
Anyone know if the Sox insured the contract? Doesn’t help this year’s team either way, but perhaps an insurance check would increase whatever ownership intends to spend on salaries in 2025.
Looking desperately for a silver lining here, because this is terrible news.
Looking desperately for a silver lining here, because this is terrible news.
https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/trevor-story-18377/
$22M for 2024 (age 31)
$22M for 2025 (age 32) (opt out at end of season for $5M - Sox can add 2028 at $25M to nullify)
$25M for 2026 (age 33)
$25M for 2027 (age 34)
So there's a chance he can play and contribute in 2025, but even with a fantastic year, I'd be surprised if he opted out.
When we get an update after his surgery, I'll close this thread and we can start another with that title.
Usually a subluxation/dislocation will fracture the anteroinferior rim, sometimes it's more anterior, sometimes more inferior. It all counts as the rim.
Sounds like they already confirmed the "subluxation" on twitter right? That would be the most common cause of a glenoid fracture. Occasionally you can just fracture more centrally from the humeral head being jammed into the socked.
Regardless, if it needs surgery he's out for the year.
From the official team press release on April 6th:
Breslow subsequently met with the press and uttered "subluxation" about a dozen times.
That’s a proper thread title indeed: I look forward to the announcement that the surgery went well.
…and as ever thanks radsox!
Well he had bad inflammation going in, a big reason why there was talk about moving him to second. He was a risky signing to begin with, in a deep SS class. They however waited till the last second when he was the only one left.
Feels like we could have just extended Xander. I know he's at 2B now, but only because Kim is much better at SS.
So true. If they had only signed Javer Baez to 6 years.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baezja01.shtml
Well we can probably assume that option is not getting picked up and the buyout will be paid.
Story looking to be one of the worst free agent signings ever in Red Sox history. Imo i think Sandoval even produced more for this team during his time here then Story has, i'm not saying it is all Story's fault but it is what it is at this point, he has been absolutely terrible here. The worst part of it all is it felt like his signing was just almost forced after the disaster in losing Xander.
Story was signed before X left, they played together in 2022 with X at shortstop and Story at 2B. I do agree with you in that Story was signed with an eye to letting X walk after 2022 and moving Story over to SS. Obviously that turned out to be a catastrophic miscalculation if only on-field results are examined.
We do not know if ownership thinks it's a victory anyway given that Story got far less in FA than X did.
Well. There were already red flags at the time of the signing. Or yellow ones at least. There was some evidence of injured throwing arm issues, and his offense dropped off significantly in the season before they signed him. There was a reason he was the last standing of that strong FA shortstop class. And Sale was injured when the Sox extended him. Both could be considered bad signings at the time they were made.
THAT SAID - Story's D was truly stunning - like Alex Gonzalez level stunning - and man that made a massive difference. Just gargantuan impact on the whole infield and run prevention. It's a big loss.
He also had massive home/away splits while in Colorado and there was concern that the Sox were paying for his home splits but would get his away ones.
What practical value is there in trying to peg how bad of a deal Story's contract is for the Sox? I am genuinely interested in what we can learn from it.
From where I sit, they signed a player and it didn't work out. It happens but if they have a need and a similar player is available at the same relative cost, I would guess they would sign them.
Or are we just going full SoSH and assuming everything that doesn't work is a moral failure on the part of someone instead of a common outcome?
From where I sit, they signed a player and it didn't work out. It happens but if they have a need and a similar player is available at the same relative cost, I would guess they would sign them.
Or are we just going full SoSH and assuming everything that doesn't work is a moral failure on the part of someone instead of a common outcome?