Big Papi is done. I said it. So we can all calm down about how could he fall off like this? What's wrong? I can tell you. He went back to normal. The Twins didn't just give up on him for no reason.
Look, his best year in Minnesota he hit .272 with 20 home runs and an on-base percentage of .339 and 87 strikeouts. Decent numbers but nothing hall of fame worthy like I have been hearing people intimate. Added with the fact he is a defensive liability and it shows Ortiz is an average player through his first 6 seasons.
The next 5 in Boston he became well above average putting in some serious numbers and driving the Sox to multiple World Series titles. I can admit he was a beast but that was his prime and guess what, it's over. It's just over. He is nowhere near as good as Mo Vaughn or Frank Thomas were to start their careers and has fallen off back to his normal self over the past 2. Nothing surprising here to me, just the natural track of a player like him. He's a great guy so we want him to be successful, but he isn't great as a player. Let it go.
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