Player review: Osleivis Basabe

2026 stats: 46 G — .202/ .268/ .341, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 71 wRC+, -5 FRV, -0.5 fWAR

Boy, there was a moment when fans really felt like Osleivis Basabe was going to be a real spark. He was 8-for-24 with 3 homers and 8 RBI in his first 8 games. But then he went 18-for-105 over the rest of the season and in due time we were all reminded of why he’s been a fringe roster candidate since the Giants picked him up last season.

To dig a little deeper into the numbers — just for fun — let’s look at his Win Probability Added. Through those first 8 games it was +0.637. And those three home runs were significant.

The first tied a game:

And in the same game, he smacked a double off Mason Miller with the hardest…