Fans rip MLB insider for linking $140M Red Sox star to Derek Jeter: "How many rings has he won?"

Trevor Story is having a turnaround season with the Boston Red Sox. In his fourth year since joining the club on a six-year $140 million contract, Story is showcasing elite offensive and defensive skills. His all-around abilities were crucial for the Red Sox's 7-5 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.

In the top of the second inning, Story's jump and throw to get Otto Lopez before he reached first base was the highlight of his defensive abilities. In the next frame, Story hit a three-run dinger, his 19th homer of the season, to follow his walk-off hit on Friday.

A Red Sox insider account on X, Kutter is King, compared Story to New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter. That brought the ire of Yanks fans who questioned the comparison.

Here are a few reactions:

"Remind me again, how many rings has Trevor Story won for the Red Sox?" a fan questioned.

"Trevor Story wished he had 5 rings," another fan tried to troll.

"Has story won a World Series title yet? Asking for a friend," another fan questioned Story's success.

"Haha. You couldn’t wait to kick him off your team 2 months ago," a fan said about Story's struggles.

"All these fan boys copying Derek," a fan wrote.

"A 5-time WS champion? Oh wait," a fan said.

While Jeter won five World Series rings and was named an All-Star 14 times, there have been question marks over the years about his overall defense. Since Defensive Runs Saved became a metric in 2003, Jeter managed a -152 till his retirement in 2014 which was the worst among all shortstops.

Story's defense struggled in the early part of the season, as he has a -3 run value and -3 Outs Above Average (OAA) so far. But in the last three years, in limited playing time for the Red Sox due to injuries, the 32-year-old had a +15 run value and a +21 OAA.

Alex Cora impressed by Trevor Story's season

Red Sox manager Alex Cora complimented Trevor Story was his consistency and all-round abilities this season, after the win vs. Marlins.

“It’s been a great season, let’s put it that way,” Cora said. “He had one bad month. So he’s been very consistent in everything, running the bases, hitting the ball hard, driving in runs, playing great defense, leading the group.”

Story's contract has a player opt-out available after this season. If he were to exercise, the Red Sox would have a chance to block it and add a seventh year worth $25 million to his contract.

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Nikhil Parshy is a baseball and ice hockey journalist at Sportskeeda, and after starting out as a cricket reporter, he has been an analyst with SK since November 2022. His interest in the sports were piqued a few years back after watching highlights on YouTube and he has followed the game ever since.

The Chicago Cubs breaking the 108-year curse in 2016 to lift the World Series remains Nikhil's favorite baseball moment. Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani has been his favorite player ever since he started following the game, while the LA Dodgers are his favorite team.

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