Justin Turner went into Tuesday’s game against the Marlins slashing .169/.291/.185 with a 48 wRC+ over 79 plate appearances. Going 3-for-5 with a double inflated those numbers in a big way, but they’re still well below average, and his -0.2 fWAR says a replacement-level player would be better. Except that a replacement player couldn’t possibly have the same impact as a 40-year-old with the wealth of experience Turner has accumulated over the last two-plus decades.
A 2004 College World Series champion with Cal State Fullerton, Turner was drafted by the Reds in 2006 and was traded to the Orioles two years later.