Joc Pederson hasn’t exactly been the Kyle Schwarber replacement everyone was expecting, even if all you were expecting was pretty much the same hitter. The former Dodger has supplied virtually no power, sporting a .077 ISO that’s lower than all but 21 of 228 MLB hitters (min. 90 PAs) this season and his defense has left a lot to be desired as well.
Meanwhile, Schwarber has two walk-off homers and is proving that at least one Nationals reporter knew next to nothing about him prior to his arrival in Washington. We’ll have plenty of time to talk about Theo Epstein’s large adult son when the Nats visit Wrigley next week, so let’s get back to the topic at hand.