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Bichette injury looked like a mild knee sprain. Hopefully that's all it is and he's just out 2-3 weeks.
 
MS said:
Ugh, do not like.

DeJong is below the Mendoza Line over the past 3 years. He's just another Espinal/Biggio-level warm body who might be slightly above replacement level and can't hit.
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He's a backup SS with control. He's an Espinal for me.
 
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DeJong is 14th among SS and has a higher fWAR than Trea Turner, Adames, Correra, and Pena.

DeJong also has 123 OPS+ vs LHP and and 119 with RISP. Also is currently 7th in SS DEF rating.

He will add value.

This is a high quality backup that can start.

 
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phillipmike said:
DeJong is 14th among SS and has a higher fWAR than Trea Turner, Adames, Correra, and Pena.

DeJong also has 123 OPS+ vs LHP and and 119 with RISP. Also is currently 7th in SS DEF rating.

He will add value.

This is a high quality backup.

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Looks like he would be an upgrade over Espinal who has struggled defensively this year.
 
MS said:
We already have too many backup middle-infielders who can't hit.

If Bichette is out, I'm not sure how DeJong is an upgrade on Espinal.
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He has more homeruns than Espinal and Biggio combined? Even if he gets on base the same rate, his power is significantly higher than Espinal's. Plus he's one of the best defensive SS in the game.
 
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MS said:
Ugh, do not like.

DeJong is below the Mendoza Line over the past 3 years. He's just another Espinal/Biggio-level warm body who might be slightly above replacement level and can't hit.
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That includes a BABIP of .213 and .216 the last two seasons. It's normalized this year (.289) and he has a 96 wRC+ with strong defense at SS. If Espinal and Biggio were having the kinds of seasons they had last year, I would agree. Unfortunately, they're not.

(Also, I'm not convinced it'll hold up because it's still a small sample that doesn't match his career splits, but he has a 129 wRC+ against lefties this year.)
 
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That includes a BABIP of .213 and .216 the last two seasons. It's normalized this year (.289) and he has a 96 wRC+ with strong defense at SS. If Espinal and Biggio were having the kinds of seasons they had last year, I would agree. Unfortunately, they're not.

(Also, I'm not convinced it'll hold up because it's still a small sample that doesn't match his career splits, but he has a 129 wRC+ against lefties this year.)
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Those numbers vs. LHP are, as you say, a very small sample size that doesn't match his career numbers at all so I'm not putting any stock in them.

DeJong has been worth 0.9 WAR and Espinal 0.2 WAR this year in about half the playing time. It's probably a very marginal upgrade.

Hopefully the price is low.

And unfortunately adding a SS probably means Bichette is out long-term. Ugh.
 
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