Analyzing things strictly through a developmental lens, right now is a particularly good time to be Garrett Stubbs.
A 2015 eighth-round draft pick out of the University of Southern California, Stubbs was traded from the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies for outfielder and 2021 10th-round pick Logan Cerny earlier this offseason — and it seems like he’s walking into an optimal situation.
Stubbs’ new manager, Joe Girardi, caught in the big leagues for 15 years.