Winter Meetings Reds interested in CF Shogo Akiyama

[*bengalfan74*]

(12-12-2019, 07:56 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Don't know why some of you don't like Winker.  His only issue is staying healthy.  When he plays he is among the best.

his .845 OPS over the last three years ranks 12th among all major league outfielders (min 700 ab)

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And he has been very consistent from year to year.  .904 in '17, .836 in '18, and .830 in '19.

Seriously ?

I really don't care about OBS or ABC or XYZ or any other analytical crap. I care about the time honored results.

In his 3 seasons he has 96 RBI's, granted they're not 500 AB seasons but still. Last season his batting average dropped 30 points from previous 2. He finished with 38 RBI's. 

But here's the real kicker, he can't hit lefties ! Last season he batted .163 against them with 0 doubles, 0 triples, 0 HR's and 2 RBI's. With 2 outs last season he batted .247 with 1 HR and 12 RBI's, he's not very clutch.

We've got to have more, better, clutch hitting and production from a corner starting OF.