Brew Crew Ball Mailbag #4: Evaluating first base defense and trading for Bryan Reynolds

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty ImagesHappy Friday, everyone, and welcome to this week’s edition of the Brew Crew Ball mailbag!

We had some great questions this week, so let’s dive right in.

Mtcunning3 asks:

Are you willing to walk back on your McCutchen take from your 2nd mailbag? Or are you still not a believer?

I certainly won’t complain about the nice run that McCutchen has been on since snapping his 0-32 streak. He’s slashing .301/.402/.482 since June 3, which is good for a 150 wRC+.

What stands out most is that McCutchen is back to drawing more walks, posting a 12.4% walk rate during this stretch. I previously argued that his more aggressive approach was not leading to more power and was…