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Brandon Phillips after the ASG -
.335/.350/.478
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praeceps93 (02-12-2017)
That price tag is quite, quite low. If it doesn't work out for any reason, they can just release him and not bat an eyelash.
Hawk (02-12-2017)
So the lineup all of a sudden looks pretty good. Phillips can still provide value on offense.
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JohnAdcox (02-12-2017)
Lineup looks semi decent now.
Flowers/Suzuki
Freeman
BP
Dansby
Adonis/Ruiz
Markakis
Ender
Kemp
this trade really isn't worth debating much
gave up nothing
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The Chosen One (02-12-2017)
i would love for Coppy to come out for the press conference and only say something like "i make the best deals. i gave up nothing and we got Phillips and made the reds pay for it"
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
Braves1976 (02-12-2017)
hello, got hoodwinked into coming back by ownership!
this deal is pretty meh, but with S-Rod out I reckon it's a low risk move. BP isn't much anymore, but if nothing else he can be a decent #6 hitter on a mediocre team and maybe his defense bounces back a little. But he's hardly even an avg player these days.
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy"- Tom Waits
The Chosen One (02-12-2017)
Braves1976 (02-12-2017)
he had a 92 wRC+ last year (good for bottom 3rd of all 2b, and 8% below MLB avg) his base running has declined, defense has declined. ZIP and STEAMER both predict he will be a sub 1 fWAR player next year. Maybe he rebounds a wee bit and approaches 2. But I wouldn't bank on it.
and a .730 OPS is ok, but not when the OBP part of it is .325
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy"- Tom Waits
2015, he had an fWAR of 2.7
Last year, only 0.9 but caused my an anomalous and uncharacteristic bad defensive year.
How has his offense been a non factor? Did you see his numbers after the break last year?
Last year he batted .291/.320/.416 with 11 home runs.... that's very valuable offensive numbers for a second baseman who is also a good defensive guy traditionally.
Not to mention he stole 23 and 14 bases last two years respectively