It’s understandably difficult to resist poking fun at the front office for Daniel Vogelbach’s start to 2019. “You see,” say we, proud mothers and fathers of a large son, “our son only needed his chance, Mr. Dipoto.”
Yes, he did indeed need that chance, and he’s seizing it by those brown points and not looking back. I’m not so convinced, though, that he has had an unfair shake in his Mariners career to date. Let’s take a look at something real quick.
A couple things jump out: first, Daniel Vogelbach is a very good hitter and has been for a while.