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Is the Xander Bogaerts Contract Actually WORSE Than the Padres Ever Imagined?
Xander Bogaerts posted career-best defensive numbers, but his overall offensive numbers raise serious questions about his massive 11-year, $275 million contract with the San Diego Padres.
Host Javier Reyes breaks down the shortstop's paradoxical season, analyzing whether or not Bogaerts has been one of the league's biggest busts since joining San Diego in 2023. The discussion covers his elite percentile defensive performance, improved hard hit rates, career-high 20 stolen bases, and catastrophic numbers in clutch situations. Key topics also include potential mechanical adjustments with a new…
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