4.2 fWAR, 158 G, .240 AVG, .333 OBP, .394 SLG, 113 OPS+, 88 R, 88 RBI, 17 HR
Positives From This Season
Jake Cronenworth is one of the most valuable players in baseball in my mind that doesn’t get enough attention. I understand there are bigger names and he gets overshadowed by his teammates Manny Machado and Juan Soto but he plays every day, is spectacular on defense and hits in the middle of a Padres lineup that obviously reached the NLCS in 2022.
Cronenworth finished the year playing more games than he did in 2021, had 17 more RBI compared to last year and finished with an above average OPS+.