You say that as if Merrifield is some slugger or Kiermaier-esque defender who you can’t take out of the lineup lol. If it’s a high leverage spot late...
I’m in no way making a comparison, but if the criteria is just tall guys who can field, then obvious recent examples include Bradley Zimmer and Aaron...
I'm pretty sure most of the posters are being tongue-in-cheek by making flippant remarks similar to those who were not a a fan of the WBC due to the...
I do think the sample size thing is actually quite important, like when Ryan Goins was the second coming of Phil Rizzuto in his first MLB experience,...
I see things that still concern me with him - the BBs and pitch selection (hard to tell in Spring as they work on things) - but as a 5th he should be...