Player Review: Wilmer Flores

Photo by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images2023 stats: 126 G, 454 PA, .284/.355/.509 (.863 OPS), 23 HR, 60 RBI, 136 OPS+, 2.5 fWAR

Notable: Hit .291/.370/.550 (.920 OPS) with 15 HR and 36 RBI in the second half (64 games). His 150 wRC+ was 9th-best in the NL, beating Cody Bellinger (141) and Pete Alonso (123).

It’s a Friday afternoon so if you’re in a hurry, here’s the summary of Wilmer Flores’s 2023: he was fantastic. Amazing. Better than expected. The San Francisco Giants were desperate for ever decimal point of his hitting.

He’s mentored Thairo Estrada and been a big help in the clubhouse. He’s done everything the team’s asked of him. He’s a “professional hitter” in the…