Thu Aug 10, 2023 1:29 pm
Yes, it great to see Christian having a good year. Certainly not up to his MVP contender years, but at least he's back up to being the player he was at Miami. Still an elite base runner, maybe one of the best in the league as he's exceptional taking the extra base and almost never gets caught stealing. His defense has really improved as well and should be a solid "2" in SOM in my opinion.
Certainly a cautionary tale for small market teams signing fan favorite players who just won an MVP to 10 year contracts though. I think when he was signed, most thought he would have a career trajectory more like Carl Yastremski than Carl Everett.