He was never a shortstop primarily. Just played there a bit his first couple years
He was a good defender at second base for most of his career. I think he only lost a step once he landed in Arizona. At times he was elite on D.
He was an up and down hitter because of batted ball profile and babip.
Baltimore could catch them.
Heck, Toronto could even catch them.
% chance to win division per Fangraphs:
Blue Jays 8.4%
Orioles 7.1%
Yankees 5.4%
TB's odds were 88% on June 30th to win division, now down to about 78%
hmmm
I dunno if it goes that far for Pham
He's a bit weird, sure but he has also been well liked on past teams. When the Rays traded him their players rioted.
great target. probably better than Renfroe.
I wonder if the Mets will even sell, though. They probably inch closer to the last WC spot and decide to just stay the course.
His career splits are all that matter. Single season L/R splits have no meaning.
The current roster has two starters that are hopeless against lefties (Varsho and KK). Renfroe is probably a better option against LHP than Belt, as well.
The only RHB to replace or pinch hit for those 2.5 options is the second catcher. Replacing Clement on the roster with Hunter Renfroe would be a big deal IMO.
Yeah I'm hoping it's just evident during his start that he fixed something. Maybe we see a slightly better slider or better velo or more consistent location.
Of course the front office knows more than us.
Toronto has made some bad RP/SP decisions in recent years. I thought Hatch should have been a pure RP a couple years ago. There are some other examples. I think they had Merryweather starting a bit back when he first entered the org, which seems insane in hindsight. Pearson...
Hopefully they make the right call with Mitchy
I mean they ARE except they have inexplicably swept the Blue Jays twice. Pretend Toronto went 4-3 in those 7 games as they should have and Boston is 39-47 while Toronto is 50-36.
One might say that at this moment in time Toronto's entire season is dictated and described by having blown two series against the worst team in their division. Correct that historic fumble and Toronto is tied with Baltimore while Boston is set for another top 10 draft pick.