Pablo Sandoval is the Least Valuable Player on Red Sox

Thursday, August 06, 2015

GoLocalWorcester Sports Team

The least valuable players on every Major League Baseball have been named and third baseman Pablo Sandoval takes the unfortunate honor for the Boston Red Sox.

According to FindtheBest's sports data site, PointAfter.com, Sandoval received the LVP due to his horrid defensive play, his -1.2 WAR and his career low .381 slugging percentage.

Here's what PointAfter said about Sandoval:

The last-place Red Sox have a handful of candidates vying for least valuable status throughout the first half of the season. Hanley Ramirez's shockingly awful defensive acumen in left field dragged him down considerably, but he's been good enough offensively to stave off the "worst starter" moniker.

The pitching staff as a whole (and particularly Rick Porcello's 5.81 ERA) also hasn't helped matters. However, Pablo Sandoval's awful debut season takes the cake (insert pot shot about Sandoval's ongoing weight issues here).

The "Kung Fu Panda" has a career-worst .381 slugging percentage and -1.2 defensive wins above replacement. At this point, leaving a game due to dehydration is seen as a blessing for the BoSox chances at winning.