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2023 Padres Season Review: Jake Cronenworth

1.0 fWAR, 127 G, .229 AVG, .312 OBP, .378 SLG, 92 wRC+, 54 R, 48 RBI, 10 HR

Positives From This Season

Jake Cronenworth switched positions from second base to first base to accommodate for the Xander Bogaerts addition and he ended up being serviceable despite not having much experience (or any) there before. There certainly were plays he made that a certain former Padres first baseman wouldn’t have.

Sure, his value went down when he shifted to first but it was always foolish for anyone to expect him to produce Freddie Freeman or Pete Alonso numbers at the plate because that’s not the type of hitter he is.