For the second time in a week (as last Thursday), Addison Barger is not alignment from the Blue Jays today.
Because the Blue Jays face Jesus Luzardo, who is a left -handed, the club has chosen to go with an alignment composed mainly of right -handed strikers to start the match.
That some players have come out because a left -hander is on the mound, this is normal. That's baseball.
But that Barger, who is the most hot These days in Toronto does not play every day, it is not normal. It is on fire and the club does not play it.
No one in the al has a better hard hard% since may 1st than addison barger! In that time:
.299/.370/.567
.937 ops
6 Home Runs
163 WRC+
1.5 FWARA big part of Toronto's Future
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In my eyes, it is already, in addition to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the best position of the club. He deserves to play every day, regardless of the launcher's arm that he will face.
Yesterday, at the MLB passion podcast, we were talking about Barger management. And we find it is not normal that he comes out of alignment.
Does he strike a little less well, general rule, against left-handers? Yes, like almost all left -wing strikers in the league. It's nothing abnormal, you know.
And if the club wants to develop it as an impact player, it must play. And ideally, the one that has four circuits for six days must do so in the third cushion … But you cannot ask John Schneider too much, obviously.
There were solutions to play Barger since it is the MLB and not the small leagues: the most efficient deserve to play. It seems to me that it would have been logical – unless the Blue Jays hide a barger injury, of course.
Ah, and by the way: if you want stats, this season, Barger is knocking for. 450 in seven games against left -wing starters. Just the same …
