2023 Stats: 121 games, 425 PA, .235/.348/.416, 111 wRC+, 15 HR, 51 RBI 0.6 fWAR
Notable: 14 of his 15 home runs came against right-handed pitching...
Last year, the San Francisco Giants extended Joc Pederson the $19.65 million qualifying offer which definitely caused some head-scratching across the nation. It’s clear the Giants used their option to make him an offer he couldn’t refuse because they needed him more than he needed them. He provided power the team organization sorely lacked.
Yes, at the end of the day, the team did wind up “overpaying” for a no-glove platoon bat, and that’s okay.