I know San Francisco Giants fans love Pence, but he’s an aging player that can’t stay healthy. And he’s owed $18.5 million next year.
He hasn’t played in more than 135 games in three straight seasons now.
This has been his worst year average-wise since 2012. He’s hitting just .260 in 457 at-bats with what would be the worst on-base-percentage of his career at .314.
Pence is not likely to ever reach 20 home runs in a season again as he did from 2008 to 2014.
The biggest reason for keeping Pence around even through his decline was because of his team leadership.