Why “Calling Up Corban” Was The Right Move

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesI know one doesn’t want to fall into the trap of overreacting to small samples, but to think it took until August 14th to conclude that neither Jurickson Profar nor Franklin Barreto was the answer to 2B in 2019.

I know there has been some consternation over the A’s announcing they were going to give Barreto “his shot” and then pulling the plug after all of 48 plate appearances, but you also have to factor in just how bad those 17 games were. In putting up a slash line of .106/.125/.255 (37.5% K-rate), Barreto accomplished the seemingly impossible: literally being twice as bad at the plate as Profar.

Meanwhile, Profar seemed to be moving past his “yips”…