He was a minus defender at 2B in his stints with Atlanta too.
Of course this move was not about defense. Seems like it was about getting a cheap RH bat.
Griss was worse than replacement level in his 23 games last year, .659 OPS, total absence of power, s***** on defense, but yeah, he's your instant solution to 2B for 2024!
The problem as it turns out was that Grissom is still just a prospect, not MLB-ready in the least. His MLB stint in 2023 was horrible.
Brez did kind of get scammed on this one.
Hamilton has actually been really good considering his pay and experience. 2.4 bWAR and 1.5 fWAR going into today in about half a season's worth of PA's. He's 5th in fWAR among our position players.
Let's see if his HR today bumps those WARs a notch. I love that kind of trivial detail.
I remain a doubter. When you look closely at his numbers, the lack of home run power really stands out, even in his minor league seasons with high OPS.
Pat Tabler is a deceiving guy. He did color on Blue Jays telecasts for years and at first listen he seemed like a typical ex-player just making a check, but he's actually pretty well-informed and a good analyst.
Schilling and Ortiz had incredible postseason resumes. To me they were clutch performers.
Postseason offensive numbers are lower on average in the postseason because the caliber of pitching is better, which is mainly because of the off days.