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ryan cothran
It’s amazing, even in a place like this where advanced statistics are well-known, how much a player like Kelly Johnson gets looked over. He has a career .799OPS, which is higher than any other free agent candidate and he gets a measly sentence at the end of post. Also, looking at draft position, Kelly goes much lower than Brandon Phillips, or even Rickie Weeks, despite having better career numbers at a similar age.
Kelly Johnson, in my book, is the leading 2b candidate and it’s really no question.
martinfv2
KJ overlooked at MLBTR? He is my boy, populates my fantasy teams annually. But you didn’t talk about his defense at all.
baseballdude
aaron hill to the tigers?? The tigers probably will spend some $$ next off season , and the tigers need a 2nd baseman.
Lunchbox45
and who’s going to play second base for the jays?
NL_East_Rivalry
Maybe he means after the season. If Hill thinks he can get more elsewhere, maybe the Tigers will bid more than the Jays. Jays then could sign someone else. Not saying it will happen, but just reasoning.
Lunchbox45
He has 2 club options left on his contract. So the jays won’t need to outbid anyone.
Brandon 20
Phillips has almost an un-official captain type role in Cincinnati and has stated he loves playing there. Also the fact that they are winning (and look to continue to do so for the next few years) I’m guessing he’ll work a deal with the Reds to stay on the team at least until a prospect is ready to take the role full time in a few years.
Things happen when a player hits FA though…who would have seen Lee passing over the Yankees for the Phillies afterall?