The logjam INCLUDES the LHB LF/DH Masa. He's been part of that logjam going back to day one. If he wasn't there, a path to 162 games for Duran is very clear.
MiLB '21:
LHP 815 OPS
RHP 772 OPS
Refsnyder becoming a platoon guy didn't happen until later in '22. You are retroactively making Rob Refsnyder a known commodity when he was a nobody.
Why should they have seriously considered Rob Refsnyder at the start of '22? He hadn't done anything in MLB for years and years before then. He was a depth guy who took a spot from Arauz who got COVID. Later he was sent down for Franchy. That's how little they thought of him at the time.
C'mon. Refsnyder was in POR/WOO to start the year. I don't think anyone on here considered him for the OF rotation at that point. The year before in MIN he hit 663. The year before that in TEX he hit 498. He hadn't been a productive MLBer to that point in his career.
Notable wimps (guys under 20% k rate): Junior Caminero, Juan Soto, Vinnie Pasquantino, Francisco Lindor, Shea Langeliers, Salavador Perez, Jose Ramirez...
I'd be fine if they were committed to having Duran DH 120 G while Masa sits. Doesn't seem like that's the plan. 🫠
A Duran/Refsnyder platoon would be much more enjoyable to me than Duran/Masa.