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3 former Red Sox failing miserably on their new teams

By Cody Williams

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 25: Matt Barnes #32 of the Boston Red Sox reacts during the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on August 25, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 25: Matt Barnes #32 of the Boston Red Sox reacts during the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on August 25, 2022 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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Franchy Cordero, Boston Red Sox
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – APRIL 09: Franchy Cordero #33 of the New York Yankees warms up before the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 09, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

2. Franchy Cordero did the Red Sox a favor by stinking it up with the Yankees

Oftentimes, when a player leaves the Red Sox, as long as it’s relatively ceremonious as they depart, fans will still root fo them to succeed. Especially given the circumstances — at least for rational fans — that’s the case with Xander Bogaerts on the Padres, who has indeed been crushing it.

When it comes to Franchy Cordero, though, that couldn’t be a further cry from the truth. Not only was he quite bad throughout his time in Boston, many times frustratingly so with a slew of mental errors, particularly on defense, but he then inked a deal with the rival Yankees before the start of the regular season.

Yankees fans had a case of premature celebration at the former rival thriving early on as he hit .357 with an absurd 1.257 OPS over his first four games with New York mashing two home runs with seven RBI in the process. He added two more homers in the next two games but things spiraled in a bad way overall.

Over his last 15 games with the Yankees, Cordero was a disastrous 5-for-43 at the plate and made at least one boneheaded defensive play that cost New York runs.

How badly has Cordero been failing, though? There’s no better way to encapsulate that than by noting he was demoted to Triple-A after Friday’s loss to the Rangers, a performance that saw the outfielder go 0-for-3, making him 0-for-17 in his last 17 plate appearances.

If that type of failure had to happen to any team, Red Sox fans are glad it was the Yankees, if nothing else.

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