Xander Bogaerts posted career-best defensive numbers, but his overall offensive numbers raise serious questions about his massive 11-year, $275 million contract with the San Diego Padres.

Host Javier Reyes breaks down the shortstop's paradoxical season, analyzing whether or not Bogaerts has been one of the league's biggest busts since joining San Diego in 2023. The discussion covers his elite percentile defensive performance, improved hard hit rates, career-high 20 stolen bases, and catastrophic numbers in clutch situations. Key topics also include potential mechanical adjustments with a new hitting coach, comparisons to other problematic contracts like Anthony Rendon's deal, and whether or he has any chance of replicating his past star-power from his days with the Boston Red Sox. Go Padres.

0:31 Intro: Bogaerts 2025 Review

9:08 The Bad: Injury Concerns and Slugging Struggles

17:16 Worst Contract in Baseball?

21:19 Three Factors That Could Turn Things Around

23:21 Outro and previewing future episodes

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