Perfect Segue & the Role BABIP Plays

Yesterday, I wrote that it all starts with Freddie and Mookie, and right on cue, after that segue, Mookie and Freddie were both 3-5! They don’t have to do it all, but when they are doing well, the team seems to follow. I have been waiting for David Peralta to catch fire… and we are seeing signs of that. Jason Heyward is also hitting the ball very well and playing defense Gold Glove in RF. If Mookie moves to SS, and I absolutely believe he should, Heyward could be the everyday starter in RF, against LHP and RHP.

Trea Turner called Mookie Betts a “Freak” and said that when Lux went down he thought Mookie might be the SS:

“I kind of thought that would happen once I saw the Luxy news, which was…