Why is that for sure? Why is a 0.750 OPS guy not good enough as your universal backup bench infielder / left-fielder? Who are all the teams out there that have someone better in that role?
Two errors (one being throwing) and completely sucked at the plate. I think Diaz will be fine in long run, but is either in a serious funk or playing through something. It is very odd for a contact hitter to have this much of an issue putting the ball in play even in a small sample size.
They've scored 4 runs tonight. The highest run total of the season. I think pretty much everyone is under performing but we're freaking 6 games into the season. Jfc.
I wasn't watching the game. I was busy but listening to Blummer or whomever on the TV say this. Blame him.
Pretty sure the best answer for a guy having trouble fielding and whose confidence must be a bit shaken is to put him at a position he's never fielded. But at least he doesn't have to throw...
So far, he far better. Marwin .147 BA .216 OBP .206 SLG -0.4 WAR (espn) Diaz .227 BA .261 OBP .591 SLG +0.1 WAR (espn) Marwin's WAR ties him for 2nd worst of all LFers in the game. That is starting out a season badly http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/position/lf/sort/WARBR/order/false
I only looked at his ESPN profile page which said LF. Pretty sure which ever position you select, a -0.4 WAR this early in the season is going to put him near the bottom.
I'm actually pretty shocked that there are 32 position players in MLB (out of 584) with a worse WAR. Marwin will always be loved in Houston, regardless of how the rest of his career turns out.
