In the constantly shuffling lineup, vote for who is worst at each position
The first round of All-Star balloting has just closed. Unfortunately, Red Sox fans had very few realistic hometown choices, what with The Trade, and our injury issues. But don’t despair; you can still vote for Red Sox players, and your vote will count!
Welcome to the 2025 Red Sox Fubar ballot.
I come from a military family so I learned the meaning of the word fubar at the dinner table. I’m not sure how well understood it is in popular usage, or even what I’m allowed to say here, but Men’s Health defines it this way:
FUBAR is an acronym that originated in the military, which stands for a situation that is so damaged or out of control that it is “fucked up beyond all recognition,” or alternatively, “fucked up beyond all repair.”
According to Techopedia, FUBAR was popularized by American soldiers during the Second World War…The increasingly prevalent use of FUBAR was possibly influenced back then by the German term “furchtbar,” which translates to “terrible,” and is used to describe a general feeling of abject despair or helplessness.
Despite the exciting win on Saturday, if that doesn’t describe the mood in Red Sox Nation right now, I don’t know what does. Maybe Alex Cora even feels furchtbar while filling out the lineup card.
The Rules
Vote for the Red Sox player who has played the worst at the position this season. For position players, stats (including batting) reflect the player’s achievements while playing that particular position.
To be as fair as possible, I didn’t include players who are currently on the IL, in the minors, or no longer on the team. That eliminated quite a few players (not to mention poor performances). And no position players who happened to pitch were added to the list of pitchers.
Like the All-Star ballot, this system isn’t perfect. Some races are closer than others, and some sample sizes are super small. But hey, that’s baseball. Stats reflect through Friday June 27. All right, let’s get to it. I’ll follow up and publish the results.
The 2025 Red Sox Fubar Ballot
Starting Pitchers
Garrett Crochet
3.8 WAR, 2.06 ERA, 109.1 IP, 135 SO, 10 BB
Richard Fitts
-0.1 WAR, 4.68 ERA, 25 IP, 21 SO, 8 BB
Brayan Bello
0.8 WAR, 3.41 ERA, 71.1 IP, 52 SO, 32 BB
Lucas Giolito
-0.1 WAR, 4.53 ERA, 51.2 IP, 46 SO, 17 BB
Walker Buehler
-1.2 WAR, 6.29 ERA, 63 IP, 56 SO, 29 BB
Catcher
Sorry, I got lazy on this one but we only have two, and we already know the answer, right?
Carlos Narváez
He’s become the go-to catcher and a fan favorite, and it’s no wonder, with some impressive at-bats and a WAR of 2.2.
Connor Wong
His WAR is -0.4 and he didn’t get his first RBI until the end of June.
First Base
Romy Gonzalez
22 G at 1B
Offense: 20 H, 9 RBI, 4 SB, slash line: .263/.305/.421
Defense: 2 E, Fielding Percentage .988
Abraham Toro
31 G
Offense: 28 H, 10 RBI, 4 HR, slash line:.275/.306/.451
Defense: 0 E, Fielding Percentage .995
Nick Sogard
11 G
Offense: 8 H, 1 RBI, slash line: .216/.293/.270
Defense: 1 E, Fielding Percentage .989
Connor Wong
1 Inning
Offense: N/A
Defense: 0 E, Fielding Percentage 1.000
Second Base
David Hamilton
41 G
Offense: 15 H, 5 RBI, 6 SB, slash line: .188/.226/.288
Defense: 4 E, Fielding Percentage .970
Romy Gonzalez
4 G
Offense: 3 H, 3 RBI, 1 CS, slash line: .375/.444/.875
Defense: 2 E, Fielding Percentage .857
Marcelo Mayer
2 G
Offense: 2 H, slash line: .333/.333/.667
Defense: 0 E, Fielding Percentage 1.000
Third Base
Romy Gonzalez
2 G
Offense: 2 H, slash line: .400/.400/.600
Defense: 1 E, Fielding Percentage 0.000
Nick Sogard
6 G
Offense: 4 H, 1 RBI, slash line: .286/.286/.357
Defense: 0 E, Fielding Percentage 1.000
Marcelo Mayer
27 G
Offense: 12 H, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 22 SO, slash line: .179/.243/.388
Defense: 1 E, Fielding Percentage .978
Abraham Toro
9 G
Offense: 9 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 SO, slash line: .333/.357/.556
Defense: 3 E, Fielding Percentage .889
Nate Eaton
3 G
Offense: 2 H, 1 RBI, 3 SO, slash line: .400/.429/.400
Defense: N/A (no chances)
Shortstop
Trevor Story
77 G
Offense: 70 H, 11 HR, 41 RBI, 11 SB, slash line: .230/.271/.362
Defense: 5 E, Fielding Percentage .984
David Hamilton
9 G
Offense: 4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, slash line: .174/.240/.348
Defense: 1 E, Fielding Percentage .969
Marcelo Mayer
1 G
Offense: 1 H, slash line: 1.000/1.000/2.000
Defense: 1 E, Fielding Percentage .500
Left Field
Jarren Duran
78 G
Offense: 85 H, 5 HR, 37 RBI, 14 SB, 5 CS, slash line: .259/.310/.412
Defense: 5 E, Fielding Percentage .965
Rob Refsnyder
6 G
Offense: 3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, slash line: .200/.294/.400
Defense: 1 E, Fielding Percentage .900
Nate Eaton
2 G
Offense: 1 H, slash line: 1.000/1.000/1.000
Defense: 0 E, Fielding Percentage 1.000
Roman Anthony
1 G
Offense: 1 H, slash line: .500/.750/1.000
Defense: N/A (no chances)
Centerfield
Ceddanne Rafaela
77 G
Offense: 66 H, 8 HR, 30 RBI, 11 SB, slash line: .251/.298/.407
Defense: 3 E, Fielding Percentage .984
Jarren Duran
5 G
Offense: 3 H, 1 RBI, 2 SB, slash line: .231/.333/.308
Defense: 1 E, Fielding Percentage .889
Right Field
Wilyer Abreu
66 G
Offense: 57 H, 13 HR, 36 RBI, 4 SB, slash line: .263/.333/.484
Defense: 5 E, Fielding Percentage .963
Rob Refsnyder
21 G
Offense: 20 H, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB, slash line: .377/.444/.642
Defense: 0 E, Fielding Percentage 1.000
Roman Anthony
11 G
Offense: 2 H, 1 HR, 5 BB, 4 RBI, 1 SB, slash line: .061/.205/.182
Defense: 1 E, Fielding Percentage .938
Designated Hitter
Connor Wong
1 G, 0-1
Carlos Narváez
1 G, 0-2
Rob Refsnyder
4 G
2-13, 1 HR, 2 RBI, slash line: .154/.214/.385
Romy Gonzalez
1 G, 0-4
Roman Anthony
4 G
3-10, 1 RBI, slash line: .300/.462/.400
Jarren Duran
1 G, 0-4
Wilyer Abreu
1 G, 1-2
Relievers
Garrett Whitlock
0.5 WAR, 3.60 ERA, 40 IP, 49 SO, 19 BB
Greg Weissert
0.6 WAR, 3.00 ERA, 36 IP, 33 SO, 11 BB
Justin Wilson
0.3 WAR, 2.39 ERA, 26.1 IP, 33 SO, 12 BB
Brennan Bernardino
-0.5 WAR, 4.00 ERA, 30.2 IP, 26 SO, 17 BB
Aroldis Chapman
1.8 WAR, 1.36 ERA, 33 IP, 48 SO, 10 BB
Luis Guerrero
0 WAR, 4.15 ERA, 17.1 IP, 10 SO, 14 BB
Jorge Alcalá
0.1 WAR, 0.0 ERA, 4 IP, 4 SO, 1 BB