The Giants reportedly agreeing to a contract with Luis Arráez has stirred debate in the San Francisco and baseball fandom. Arráez is excellent at hitting for average but falls flat in other statistical areas such as wRC+, walks drawn, and slugging. But fellow Giants free-agent acquisition Harrison Bader staunchly defended Arráez in an interview with KNBR 680’s “Murph & Markus” on Monday. “I think the people who make decisions in the front office understand the value of a player as talented as Luis Arráez,” Bader explained. “I think that there are always going to be conversations about expected stats and whatnot — and those are all well and good for Twitter conversations — but at the end of the day what matters most is the lineup you put out there, advancing 90 feet at a time, getting as many hits as possible, getting on base, all these things.” Bader presents an outlook that brings baseball back to reality. Stats make for good-looking graphics and social media arguments, but Bader insists that the...
Harrison Bader staunchly defends new Giants addition Luis Arráez from criticism
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