Punisher my friend

by — August 16, 2019 in Hitting Analysis

Mike Patriello, MLB.com reporter who covers Statcast, tweeted this a few minutes ago.

Reds fans are happy for Yasiel Puig and wish him nothing but the best.

However … right field hasn’t exactly been a wasteland in Cincinnati, thanks mostly to the exploits of Aristides Aquino. Since the Puig trade with Cleveland, the 57 plate appearances for Reds RF has produced: .340/.386/.868. Aquino has 51 of the 57 PA in RF.

That’s an OPS of 1.254 and an wRC+ of 207!

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Steve Mancuso

Steve Mancuso is a lifelong Reds fan who grew up during the Big Red Machine era. He’s been writing about the Reds for more than ten years. Steve’s fondest memories about the Reds include attending a couple 1975 World Series games, being at Homer Bailey’s second no-hitter and going nuts for Jay Bruce at Clinchmas. Steve was also at all three games of the 2012 NLDS, but it’s too soon to talk about that.

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