Kike Hernandez signs 1 year extension

[Hugh2]

If he can ever hit at the MLB level, maybe he develops into an average defender in LF.

[mvp 78]

If he can ever hit at the MLB level, maybe he develops into an average defender in LF.

 

When? He'll be 27 next year. He's been playing OF since 2018 and he's still really bad. Is it going to take another 5 years?

[moonslav59]

When? He'll be 27 next year. He's been playing OF since 2018 and he's still really bad. Is it going to take another 5 years?

 

His best hope is probably DH, and that's a longshot.

 

Was he all that bad at 2B?

[Hugh2]

When? He'll be 27 next year. He's been playing OF since 2018 and he's still really bad. Is it going to take another 5 years?

 

Call it a HARD maybe

[mvp 78]

His best hope is probably DH, and that's a longshot.

 

Was he all that bad at 2B?

 

They transitioned him to the OF not because he was a butcher at 2B, but because they wanted to better utilize his speed in the OF. I think now they are so far into the experiment that they don't want to go backwards. I think they probably should have seen how horrible it was looking in 2020 in PAW and pushed him back to the IF.

 

And DH? He just hasn't shown that power potential in MLB.

[mvp 78]

And remember, he had a 708 OPS away from the friendly confines of the WOO launching pad last season. I think he's most likely a smoke and mirrors guy.

[moonslav59]

And remember, he had a 708 OPS away from the friendly confines of the WOO launching pad last season. I think he's most likely a smoke and mirrors guy.

 

He's better away, this year (both sample sizes over 100 ABs).

[mvp 78]

He's better away, this year (both sample sizes over 100 ABs).

 

Well, his Home split is 200 points worse, which is not exactly ideal.

[moonslav59]

Well, his Home split is 200 points worse, which is not exactly ideal.

 

No, but it kind of counters the point about his home field inflating his stats.