I agree that his glove makes up for some of his defensive deficiencies. I just think it's ok to talk about his struggles at the bat. Don't sugar coat it by selling "well he gets to 700 by the end of the year" when 700 is still at the bottom for the position.
Bell's argument wasn't about his defense though. I am in full agreement that his great defense offsets his s***** bat. I just think people need to stop making excuses for his s***** bat.
He's completely wrong though. The 2018 average CFer OPS for guys with qualified plate appearances was 781. If you exclude Trout, it's still 761.
If he's looking at 2019, well even 2019 JBJ is well below the average.