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Chang only had 10 at-bats.
Our right-handed hitters didn't hit pitching from either side well, which is why we were last in wRC+ by right-handed hitters. We need Straw and Jose to hit better this year. Jose was well below his career norm from the right side.
Owen Miller had 287 at-bats against right-handed pitching; I assume most of those at-bats will be taken by Bell (hitting left-handed) this year. That should be a big improvement over Miller's .258/.668 against righties.
Miller had 268 at-bats as a first baseman. He hit .250/.689 at first base. This year those at-bats will be taken by Bell and Naylor. Having that many corner infield at-bats taken by a sub-.700 OPS guy (who also sucked defensively at the position) took a bite out of the offense.
We're losing 1,442 at-bats from the departures of Reyes, Miller, Hedges, Maile, Clement, Mercado, Jones, Benson, Bradley, Leon, Call, and Chang. Those at-bats will be replaced by Bell, Zunino, Oscar Gonzalez, Brennan, Freeman, Arias and whoever is the backup catcher. That's 26% of the total at-bats last year that will be upgraded, assuming Freeman, Brennan, and Arias hit better than Jones, Benson, Clement, and Mercado.
Our right-handed hitters didn't hit pitching from either side well, which is why we were last in wRC+ by right-handed hitters. We need Straw and Jose to hit better this year. Jose was well below his career norm from the right side.
Owen Miller had 287 at-bats against right-handed pitching; I assume most of those at-bats will be taken by Bell (hitting left-handed) this year. That should be a big improvement over Miller's .258/.668 against righties.
Miller had 268 at-bats as a first baseman. He hit .250/.689 at first base. This year those at-bats will be taken by Bell and Naylor. Having that many corner infield at-bats taken by a sub-.700 OPS guy (who also sucked defensively at the position) took a bite out of the offense.
We're losing 1,442 at-bats from the departures of Reyes, Miller, Hedges, Maile, Clement, Mercado, Jones, Benson, Bradley, Leon, Call, and Chang. Those at-bats will be replaced by Bell, Zunino, Oscar Gonzalez, Brennan, Freeman, Arias and whoever is the backup catcher. That's 26% of the total at-bats last year that will be upgraded, assuming Freeman, Brennan, and Arias hit better than Jones, Benson, Clement, and Mercado.