Comparing the first 7 years of Juan Soto’s career with the first 7 years of Big Papi and Manny Ramirez as Red Sox players
November 15, 2024
Comparing the first 7 years of Juan Soto’s career with the first 7 years of Big Papi and Manny Ramirez as Red Sox players
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Soto played a few less games due to the shortened season in 2020
As you can see when it comes to OPS Big Papi and Manny had a higher OPS but remember back then the league’s average OPS was higher than what it is today
That’s why OPS+ tells a different story
Also Big Papi and Manny put up those numbers in their mid/late 20s when they were in their absolute prime
Big Papi joined the Red Sox at 27 while Manny joined the team at 29
Soto has put up those numbers in his early 20s which means he could just be entering his prime now, he literally debuted at 19
If they sign Soto, he could be the best hitter this team has had since Ted Williams
Soto has also said the Red Sox were his favorite team as a child
And his favorite hitter was Manny Ramirez
Doesn’t Papi have 3 rings?
I’d rather have Papi and Manny for the price of Soto.
God, Manny was a beast
Manny was insane
Manny just understood hitting in a natural organic way. Ted Williams did the, break it down into nine squares and figure out how to hit each square. Manny just felt the vibe
He’d get fooled on some pitches and look absolutely foolish, but woe unto you if you gave him that pitch again
Manny is truly one of the greatest RHH ever. Dude was a monster.
Man watching both Manny and Ortiz was such a blessing as a fan.
Sometimes I forget what a stud Manny was. A .313 average with an .412 OBP? Over 1000 OPS. Man that dude could swing it
My sleepy ass was like “did Eric Andre gain some weight?” and then I actually processed what I was seeing. Also TIL Manny looks like Eric Andre on roids.
Lmao this graphic says ortiz doesn’t have a WS mvp when he won 2013’s
“We don’t need Big Papi on this team, he’s a lefty”
“We don’t need Manny on this team, we need pitching!”
To anybody saying they don’t want Soto: see how ridiculous that sounds?
Get Manny in Cooperstown. Total joke not having him in there.
OPS over 1 and not in the hall….an absolute travesty
Papi was not in the HOF in his first seven years. Weird way to pull stats
Known speedster Juan Soto.
I loved Manny. Could you imagine being a pitcher and having to face Papi and Manny back to back 3x? Truly one of the best duos in my 50+ yr lifetime. What were some others?
Jesus, Manny’s OPS. Having a 1. OPS for a year is insanely good and likely to be a career year for an elite player. Averaging a 1. over the course of seven years? Holy hell.
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Soto played a few less games due to the shortened season in 2020
As you can see when it comes to OPS Big Papi and Manny had a higher OPS but remember back then the league’s average OPS was higher than what it is today
That’s why OPS+ tells a different story
Also Big Papi and Manny put up those numbers in their mid/late 20s when they were in their absolute prime
Big Papi joined the Red Sox at 27 while Manny joined the team at 29
Soto has put up those numbers in his early 20s which means he could just be entering his prime now, he literally debuted at 19
If they sign Soto, he could be the best hitter this team has had since Ted Williams
Soto has also said the Red Sox were his favorite team as a child
And his favorite hitter was Manny Ramirez
Doesn’t Papi have 3 rings?
I’d rather have Papi and Manny for the price of Soto.
God, Manny was a beast
Manny was insane
Manny just understood hitting in a natural organic way. Ted Williams did the, break it down into nine squares and figure out how to hit each square. Manny just felt the vibe
He’d get fooled on some pitches and look absolutely foolish, but woe unto you if you gave him that pitch again
Manny is truly one of the greatest RHH ever. Dude was a monster.
Man watching both Manny and Ortiz was such a blessing as a fan.
Sometimes I forget what a stud Manny was. A .313 average with an .412 OBP? Over 1000 OPS. Man that dude could swing it
My sleepy ass was like “did Eric Andre gain some weight?” and then I actually processed what I was seeing. Also TIL Manny looks like Eric Andre on roids.
Lmao this graphic says ortiz doesn’t have a WS mvp when he won 2013’s
“We don’t need Big Papi on this team, he’s a lefty”
“We don’t need Manny on this team, we need pitching!”
To anybody saying they don’t want Soto: see how ridiculous that sounds?
Get Manny in Cooperstown. Total joke not having him in there.
OPS over 1 and not in the hall….an absolute travesty
Papi was not in the HOF in his first seven years. Weird way to pull stats
Known speedster Juan Soto.
I loved Manny. Could you imagine being a pitcher and having to face Papi and Manny back to back 3x? Truly one of the best duos in my 50+ yr lifetime. What were some others?
Jesus, Manny’s OPS. Having a 1. OPS for a year is insanely good and likely to be a career year for an elite player. Averaging a 1. over the course of seven years? Holy hell.