This deal came together quickly this morning:
In 2015, Kelly Johnson hit 14 dingers for a .265 average and was a decently valuable utility man in addition to providing a clutch hit here and there.
In 2016, he’s not been that: hitting just .215 in 132 plate appearances with one lone homer. In the so-called “high leverage” situations, though, he’s been anemic: batting .167. However, that figure rose to .241 when runners in scoring position (which is why I truly don’t understand that “high leverage” thing, but that’s a whole ‘nother topic).
Eric Aybar is more-or-less ready to return from his rehab session in Gwinnett (yet he’s hitting .