It’s no secret that Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman is slumping. Despite his early season struggles, manager Davey Martinez keeps writing his name in the cleanup spot of the batting order. All the while, Zimmerman’s backup, Matt Adams, continues to roll.
In his last game against San Francisco, Adams drove in six Nationals while falling a triple shy of the cycle as he filled in for Zimmerman.
If Adams had enough at-bats to qualify for the major statical leaderboards, his OBP (.373) would rank 44th in the MLB, and his SLG (.