Jarren Duran: A Public Crisis That Makes Him Look Bad

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Jarren Duran must be sick and tired of being strung along by the Boston Red Sox.

For years, he's been put in a position where he doesn't really know what to expect regarding his future with the team. Trade rumors never pan out, and he's still with the club.

He deserves a fresh start. But with his tough season, it's hard to believe the Red Sox will trade him now that his market value is likely pretty low.

But in my view, his season is going badly precisely because he deserves a fresh start and because Boston is becoming a source of anxiety for him. Oh well.

That said, even though it must be tough for him, Duran can't go around criticizing a teammate who isn't at fault.

Yesterday, Duran harshly criticized Willson Contreras for not scoring on a sacrifice fly… even though he would have clearly been thrown out at home plate.

Duran really laid into his own teammates on the bench. And even though Chad Tracy is trying to make us believe he was mad at himself and not Contreras, nobody believes him. Nice try, Chad… but you can't take people for fools.

Duran, for his part, believes this is none of the media's business. He knows he's having a bad season, but he doesn't want to make a big deal out of it just for criticizing Contreras for no reason.

I don't know if there's a feud between the two men, but Contreras tried to defuse the situation in front of the media. Even though he can have a hot temper at times, he acted like a true veteran on this one.

At least the Red Sox pulled off a great comeback to win 5-4 in Sacramento.

• The National League standings.

• The Mets are starting to trade players.

• Roman Anthony is back to swinging.

• Great play.

• The Giants are willing to cover part of Robbie Ray's salary in a trade.

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