At first glance, Ryon Healy appears to be a simple case: dude can rake LHPs, flails at too many sliders against RHPs, does not help you with his feet or glove, has severe walk allergies for which an epipen has yet to be invented, seems like a great guy.
Thing is, as the A’s contemplate a direction going forward, one that could move Khris Davis to DH or keep him in LF, one that could incorporate out-of-option Healy-like prospect Renato Nuñez, Oakland has to make a decision about Healy that is somewhat complex. Let’s look at the pros and cons…
Pros:
As bad as he can look at times, Healy can hit big league pitching and he can hit it hard.