In his rookie campaign, Brenton Doyle has lit up the highlight reels, flashing ridiculous range to make diving plays and gun down runners with 105.7 mph throws (the fastest in the Statcast era). No wonder he’s sitting atop the MLB Fielding Run Value leaderboard.
The problem has been Doyle’s offense. With a slashline of .192/.242/.324, the question is whether or not his fielding is worth the lack of production at the plate. Earlier this month, Purple Row’s Kenneth Weber even wrote about “the big if” and whether or not Doyle could take the next step and a Major League hitter.