The Crawfish Boxes · May 22, 2018
Evan Gattis, Sprint Speeds and the Future
The Houston Astros are 30-18, hold a two game lead in the AL West over a Cano-less Seattle Mariners—and they have room to improve.
After dealing with some writer’s block for the better part of a week, I just found myself staring at Evan Gattis’ photo. I don’t know how I landed on him per say, but there I was, eye to eye with Brian McCann’s doppleganger. As you probably already know, Gattis hasn’t been great at the dish this year, holding a wRC+ of 77 while clubbing four homers to go with a .209/.276/.365 slash line. Coming from the team’s primary designated hitter, this stat blast leaves one wanting and leaves room to play a hot bat instead.
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