The Good Phight · Jul 23, 2018
Why the Phillies should target Shin Soo Choo
The lineup is striking out in exactly one-quarter of its plate appearances, the 2nd-highest total in the National League. Their .310 team-wide wOBA is 10th out of 15 NL teams, as is their team OPS of .711, with a wRC+ of 92 that is tied for 9th.
They have a batting average of .236 and a slugging percentage of .390 that are both 4th-lowest, and their 429 runs scored this season are just the 10th-most in the National League. They go through maddening stretches where scoring runs seems about as easy as squeezing coal into a diamond in your bare hand.
In short, the offense makes you want to punch a wall sometimes.