Detroit — A player’s track record matters. It’s relevant. So when manager AJ Hinch says he trusts the back of Jonathan Schoop’s baseball card and expects him to fight his way out this early-season slump, you can take comfort in that.
This is Schoop’s ninth big league season. When he’s healthy, he generally will hit between .260 and .300, slug between .450 and .500 and post an OPS-plus of 100 or better. Take for example his combined production from 2019 and 2020: 165 games, .262 average, .474 slugging, 106 OPS-plus, 31 homers, 82 RBIs.
That’s more representative of who he is as a hitter.