Right here’s one thing you may not concentrate on: the Purple Sox completely personal the third base Silver Slugger award. Of the 45 trophies given out at that place, 11 of them have gone to Purple Sox third baseman. This has been thanks principally to Wade Boggs, who gained the award six occasions with the Sox. However Rafael Devers additionally gained the award twice, with Adrian Beltre, Invoice Mueller, and Carney Lansford all selecting up the {hardware}, too.
Unsurprisingly, the Sox have achieved rather well within the Silver Slugger general, having gained precisely 50 of them because it was first given out in 1980. And it wasn’t solely Wade Boggs who piled them up at Fenway. David Ortiz gained the DH model of the award eight occasions, whereas Manny and Xander chipped in 5 throughout their time with the Sox.
However, horrifyingly, these 50 Silver Sluggers are not probably the most in baseball historical past. They have been probably the most as just lately as two years in the past, when Rafael Devers gained the Silver Slugger in 2023, the final Purple Sox hitter to take action. However in 2024, with Aaron Choose and Juan Soto selecting up the award and the Purple Sox getting blanked, the Yankees moved forward of the Sox within the all-time Silver Slugger standings (a factor I simply made up, however no matter) edging them 51-50. And, sadly, it appears just like the Sox are about to fall additional behind.
The 2025 finalists were announced today (although, keep in mind, these aren’t actually finalists, they’re simply the top-three finishers in an award that’s already been determined) and Alex Bregman is the one Purple Sox consultant on the checklist. Furthermore, he appears extremely unlikely to win it, with Jose Ramirez and his 137 OPS+ and Junior Caminero and his 45 homers each trying like stronger candidates. This can doubtless be the primary time since 1998-2000 that the Purple Sox are shut out of the Silver Slugger in consecutive years.
The Yankees, in the meantime, have 4 finalists in Cody Bellinger, Aaron Choose, Jazz Chisholm, and Ben Rice, who obtained votes within the comparatively new utility class. Choose, being the perfect hitter on the earth, is a lock to garner the Yankees their 52nd trophy, which can put the Sox additional within the gap.
Suffice to say, this is among the world’s gravest historic injustices and should not be allowed to proceed. Roman Anthony, Purple Sox Nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
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