The names change, but the results—and the usage—somehow always stays the same.
This year, the light-hitting lightening rod for the Royals is Chris Owings. My goodness, he’s been simply atrocious at the plate. The Royals aren’t going anywhere but his abysmal offensive performance is frustrating, even on a team on pace for 107 losses.
Pick your metric. Seriously. Any will do. All are damning.
Deep breath....here goes. Among qualified hitters, Owings entered play Sunday ranked last in baseball with a 20 wRC+. He was second-to-last with a 22 OPS+. And his DRC+ is 44, which is… last.