Contreras Questions Red Sox Data Reliance After 2-Game Wild Card Sweep
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Oct 1
Contreras Questions Red Sox Data Reliance After 2-Game Wild Card Sweep
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Oct 1
Summary
Willson Contreras declined to give his "honest answer" for Boston's abrupt playoff exit after the Red Sox were eliminated by the Yankees in a two-game Wild Card Series.
Contreras still pointed to a deeper issue, saying talent, data and "computers telling you what to do" are not enough without experience and veteran players.
Sept. 1 marked the offense's sharp downturn: Boston ranked last in runs and batting average, 28th in slugging and wRC+, and posted the ninth-highest strikeout rate.
That collapse followed a 15-game winning streak that fueled a late-season turnaround, leaving Boston with an offseason of questions despite reaching the postseason.