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Originally Posted by Hanso
Bradley was a beast in the AL West. I think he will rebound. and be a nice pickup for the MAriners.
ALso, RPM, Betancourt is the worst position player? You actually think that?
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If you have another candidate we can break down the numbers.
The only thing he has ever had going for him was a very hollow batting average in the .270-.290 range. His on base percentage is pretty much just slightly higher than whatever his batting average is at the time, because the man just doesn't walk. I remember seeing him walk twice in a game and was completely convinced that it was just an error on Gameday.
He has no power. He has a laughable slugging percentage.
One time last year, Betancourt went 0 for 4 on 5 pitches. 4 outs. 5 pitches. 5.
He was soon after forced to take the first pitch, which lead to him weakly flying out on the second pitch of the at bats instead of the first.
He has no range at short. He constantly messes up routine plays. He doesn't put forth any effort on plays and likes to smirk over it for some reason.
He's god awful. Anyone who could be considered worse is not getting a job in the MLB. The only reason I can think of that he's still around is because he's a shortstop.