“The Braves need to get William Contreras’ bat in the lineup at all cost” is common reply in my Twitter mentions these days. Essentially, ever since the Braves young catcher bust onto the scene this season hitting like Mike Trout, the call to get him in the lineup as much as possible no matter what has gotten louder and louder and louder. Put him at catcher more, put him in LF, put him in RF, put him at DH, maybe he can learn to play 3B or 1B, whatever it takes, get his bat in the lineup. And, in theory, that sounds like a good idea.
Getting William Contreras’ bat in the lineup at all cost isn’t actually a good idea
