Former Red Sox Infielder Blames Failure on Team's Reliance on Analytics
Vaughn Grissom still sounds salty about his disappointing tenure with the Boston Red Sox.
Former Red Sox infielder Grissom has blamed his career struggles on the team's reliance on analytics. As a 25-year-old with a .255 lifetime batting average, Grissom has far more strikeouts than walks. Despite his talent, he claims his time with the Boston Red Sox was plagued by a lack of belief in him. Grissom told the Boston Herald's Mac Cerullo, "You have to watch the game and I think I'm damn near the same player, it's just the opportunity, these people believe in me and in Boston there was no belief in the player."
He has performed far better with the Los Angeles Angels this season, accumulating a .707 OPS and 0.5 WAR, in contrast to his negative-0.1 WAR with Boston. Grissom's belief that his performance issues stem from circumstances rather than his own play has hindered his improvement.
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