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Kiké Hernández was introduced by the Red Sox on Tuesday, after his two-year, $14 million deal was finalized. The plan for him in Boston will include a lot of second base, but also time at several other positions as needed, which he proved adept at in his six years with the Dodgers.
Hernández figures to get more playing time with the Red Sox than he got in Los Angeles, where he averaged 418 plate appearances and 91 starts per 162 games over the last four seasons. That means he’ll face more right-handed hitters, against whom he owns a 82 wRC+, compared to 120 wRC+ against lefties.
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At the beginning of the week, we put out our annual All-Defense team, and it contained a lot of familiar faces with a lot of repeat members of the squad. Expanding to a second team allowed more plus defenders to get some due.
But we at MLB Pipeline wanted to go beyond that list of 16 names. Sure, you have to hit in order to stick in the big leagues, but it’s important to recognize players who are able to save runs, not just create them. We had that in mind when we named the best defensive prospect in each organization below.
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At the beginning of the week, we put out our annual All-Defense team, and it contained a lot of familiar faces with a lot of repeat members of the squad. Expanding to a second team allowed more plus defenders to get some due.
But we at MLB Pipeline wanted to go beyond that list of 16 names. Sure, you have to hit in order to stick in the big leagues, but it’s important to recognize players who are able to save runs, not just create them. We had that in mind when we named the best defensive prospect in each organization below.
At the beginning of the week, we put out our annual All-Defense team, and it contained a lot of familiar faces with a lot of repeat members of the squad. Expanding to a second team allowed more plus defenders to get some due. But we at MLB Pipeline wanted to