Is Culberson a Better Hitter than Santana

[nsacpi]

Discuss and debate.

Some data that might or might not be relevant to the discussion.

2018 Data
Santana AAA OPS .839 in 232 PA (BABIP .325)
Santana Major League OPS .509 in 27 PA (BABIP .267)
Culberson Major League OPS .764 in 164 PA (BABIP .339)

Career Major League Data
Culberson .637 OPS in 607 PA (BABIP .306)
Santana .667 OPS in 1160 PA (BABIP .329)

[nsacpi]

my two cents

if i had to project hitting in the second half I would forecast all three of Culberson, Santana and Flaherty at about .650 OPS.

as the old song goes, you take Sally I'll take Sue...aint no difference between the two

or three when you include Flaherty

[nsacpi]

staying with guys in the system, I'd expect a .650 OPS out of Rio Ruiz if he was called up and played in the majors in the second half

Preston Tucker a bit higher...around .700 OPS

Three guys from outside the system--Dietrich, Solarte, Asdrubal Cabrera--I'd project at about .750 in the second half. A step up from what we have available for the bench. Also guys who hit righties fairly well and would be viable options to rotate with Camargo and Swanson on the left side of the infield.

[Julio3000]

If we're serious about contending and willing to make relatively cheap moves to position ourselves that way, this ought to be high on the list.