{"id":65315,"date":"2024-03-01T10:23:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T15:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=65315"},"modified":"2024-03-01T10:27:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T15:27:22","slug":"2022-nl-all-star-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/03\/01\/2022-nl-all-star-red-sox\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 NL All-Star Signs Minor League Deal In Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout his ten-year career, first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/croncj01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C.J Cron<\/a> has been known to be a home run threat when he&#8217;s at the plate. After dominating throughout the 2022 campaign, so much so that he gained his first all-star nod, his production levels in 2023 dropped off. Now a free agent, Cron has been looking for a team to maximize his capabilities, especially regarding being at the plate. C.J. has signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox today. Even at 34, the 2022 NL all-star will look to revamp his career at this late stage.<\/p>\n<h2>2022 NL All-Star Signs Minor League Deal With Boston<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Red Sox in agreement with CJ Cron, per source.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCotillo\/status\/1763577467761996142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Red Sox are adding C.J. Cron, a 2022 All-Star who will challenge Bobby Dalbec for the Opening Day roster, on a minor league deal:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dP5EV18QFY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/dP5EV18QFY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCotillo\/status\/1763580517625074059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cron&#8217;s best pitch to hit during the 2023 season was a cutter. Against the cutter, Cron had a .364 batting average and a slugging percentage of 1.000. C.J. only struck out eight percent of the time out of 88 cutters thrown against him in 2023. The 2022 NL all-star&#8217;s most challenging pitch was a changeup. Cron&#8217;s batting average was .211 against the changeup. He whiffed at the pitch 29 percent of the time and struck out 21 percent of the time. C.J. had a .429 batting average against a sweeper, but with two strikes, he struck out 50 percent of the time against the sweeper. During the 2024 season, Cron must be more effective at the plate when seeing off-speed and breaking ball pitches.<\/p>\n<h3>Cron&#8217;s 2023 and Lifetime Stats<\/h3>\n<p>C.J. played 71 games with both the Rockies and the Angels in 2023. In 258 at-bats, Cron recorded 64 hits, 12 home runs, and 37 runs batted in. He finished the season with a .238 batting average. The 2022 NL all-star&#8217;s best game last season was on April 30th against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Cron went three for five with a home run and four runs batted in during a 12-4 victory. He was great in 2018 with the Tampa Bay Rays when he <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/03\/28\/tampa-bay-rays-all-decade-team-2010-2019\/\" target=\"_self\">smashed a career-high 30 home runs<\/a>\u2014his best statistical season, though, had to be in 2022. During this season, C.J. had 148 hits, 29 home runs, and 102 RBI, with a .257 batting average. 2023 was a drop-off from his numbers in 2022, but the Red Sox hope that Cron can turn things around.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout his ten-year career, first baseman C.J Cron has been known to be a home run threat when he&#8217;s at the plate. After dominating throughout the 2022 campaign, so much so that he gained his first all-star nod, his production levels in 2023 dropped off. 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