TIL Yoan Moncada was second in position player WAR for the CWS this year despite taking only one at bat after April 11th
December 31, 2024
This article in The Athletic mentions that after falling to an adductor strain on April 11th, Moncada appeared only once more in 2024, striking out on four pitches as a pinch hitter on September 18th. He finished second in position player WAR on the team with +0.3.
In defense of the Sox, he would have almost certainly dropped if they allowed him to play at the end. His one at-bat on September 18th was only because he was the last available player on the bench, he was supposed to come back from injury and ride the bench as a form of punishment for being a lazy bones.
moncada was simply doing harm reduction by getting injured and missing most of the year
Yoan is an excellent defender when healthy, so I am fully expecting him to sign somewhere for really cheap and put on a hot corner clinic this year because White Sox
He also had the highest batting average on the team at .275.
Free luis robert he’s an obvious bounce back candidate
Benintendi was at one point down to -2.1 WAR. It’s actually impressive he managed to get that “up” to -0.8 WAR by the end of the year.
It’s just insane how bad the White Sox were last season.
This is almost as insane as any Bonds or Pedro stat
I saw that thumbnail and said, “oh Jesus, what did I miss?!”
Must have been toxic vibes
I guess when the team doesn’t win it’s hard to earn WAR?
Why they gotta have Pete as the thumbnail for a post about the Sox sucking 🙁 I don’t need reminders about being swept last year
I unironically want the giants to sign this dude. there are virtually no other LH infielders on the market
It’s truly impressive how they managed to field the team they did.
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Crazy but true. [Here is the list from Baseball Reference](https://stathead.com/tiny/cR9kb).
In defense of the Sox, he would have almost certainly dropped if they allowed him to play at the end. His one at-bat on September 18th was only because he was the last available player on the bench, he was supposed to come back from injury and ride the bench as a form of punishment for being a lazy bones.
moncada was simply doing harm reduction by getting injured and missing most of the year
Yoan is an excellent defender when healthy, so I am fully expecting him to sign somewhere for really cheap and put on a hot corner clinic this year because White Sox
He also had the highest batting average on the team at .275.
Free luis robert he’s an obvious bounce back candidate
Benintendi was at one point down to -2.1 WAR. It’s actually impressive he managed to get that “up” to -0.8 WAR by the end of the year.
It’s just insane how bad the White Sox were last season.
This is almost as insane as any Bonds or Pedro stat
I saw that thumbnail and said, “oh Jesus, what did I miss?!”
Must have been toxic vibes
I guess when the team doesn’t win it’s hard to earn WAR?
Why they gotta have Pete as the thumbnail for a post about the Sox sucking 🙁 I don’t need reminders about being swept last year
I unironically want the giants to sign this dude. there are virtually no other LH infielders on the market
It’s truly impressive how they managed to field the team they did.