When the D-Backs signed Stephen Vogt back in the 2019 offseason, he was seen as a platoon, left-handed bat who might be able to mentor Carson Kelly as he continued to progress on the big-league level. Unfortunately, that is not what the D-Backs got as Vogt scuffled at the plate in both 2020 and 2021 before getting traded away to Atlanta during their mid-season shuffling. Frustratingly, he also was not a particularly effective platoon bat this year as he only managed to produce a measly .175 BA against righties while posting a surprising .293 against lefties. Obviously, it’s a little more difficult to quantify the effect his veteran leadership had on Kelly, but he passed both the eye test and numbers test as Kelly was a serviceable backstop (2 DRS) and hitter (104 OPS+).
2021 Arizona Diamondbacks Reviews, #33 Stephen Vogt
