After an offseason of cynicism about Matt Barnes’ value due to a late-season collapse, he had another questionable (but injury-ridden) season, albeit not as bad on paper as it seemed at points.
The Positives
The year is 2018. More specifically, it’s around this time of year in 2018. The Red Sox have just finished beating the Dodgers to wrap up the best season in franchise history. Matt Barnes was a considerable part of that, and in fact, was more clutch than the closer of that season’s campaign, Craig Kimbrel. Throwing 61.2 innings with an ERA of 3.