(04-16-2018 02:26 PM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  

(04-16-2018 11:43 AM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  

(04-16-2018 08:45 AM)flyingswoosh Wrote:  Giants outfield fWAR/wRC+/BABIP update:
McCutchen: -.1 / 80 / .238
Pence: -.4 / 19 / .303
Jackson: -.1 / 49 / .345

That isn't good, right?

Well, McCutchen's BABIP gives you a little hope, right? Jackson though? Holy crap. BABIP that high and wRC+ still sub-50. At least he's cheap?

Hope for what exactly? A wRC+ of 100? There's a pretty clear ceiling here.

Check out Mac Williamson's line at AAA. Yes, he's 27, but those numbers are insane and his BB/K rates are vastly improved over last year's numbers at AAA. He's one of those guys who supposedly overhauled his mechanics in the offseason, working out with the guy who recreated Justin Turner's swing. I'm pretty cynical about that kind of stuff and I still doubt Williamson is all of a sudden a good player, but good god doesn't he deserve a shot? Create a fake injury for Pence and give Williamson a couple weeks to prove that his new swing is the real deal. If it isn't, then at least we know we gave it a shot. But as I've said to other people on many occasions, the Giants aren't actually interested in winning. They're interested in winning within the San Francisco Giants status quo/philosophy.

These are all good points, and I probably shouldn't have said "hope". Competent McCutchen is better than bad McCutchen, yeah? But sitting Jackson in favor of Williamson? Why the hell not?