[Mick]

Yeah, I read the article.  As Brisbee noted, Slater was awful v. RH in ‘21 and somewhat better in ‘22. 

IMO, Slater were compelled to play everyday, it would be a disaster for SF.  He doesn’t have the physical ability to play every day and he is no bargain v. RH pitching.  In other words, forget Slater, Yaz’s health is a critical factor towards determining the Giants’ fate…..

I half agree with you. Slater can't play every day...he just can't. In the last two years, he had 306 and 325 plate appearances, which is probably the outer limit of his capability, given that in prior years he had between 106 and 225 plate appearances. 

I think he does well against RH pitching. MLB average OPS in 2022 was .311 (Giants ranked 12th at .315). Slater's OPS was .350 against RHPs and .379 against LHPs. True, he destroys lefthanders. But he gets on base very well -- albeit without much power -- against righthanders. To put it bluntly, Slater has the best on base percentage on the team, by a mile. And he's one of only two fast players on the team, as the article pointed out....although...the Giants have stolen 9 bases in 10 attempts this spring.

And I think Yaz's health is pretty important. Slater will be 30 this year, but Yaz will be 32.

[Mick]

Yeah, I read the article.  As Brisbee noted, Slater was awful v. RH in ‘21 and somewhat better in ‘22. 

IMO, Slater were compelled to play everyday, it would be a disaster for SF.  He doesn’t have the physical ability to play every day and he is no bargain v. RH pitching.  In other words, forget Slater, Yaz’s health is a critical factor towards determining the Giants’ fate…..

I half agree with you. Slater can't play every day...he just can't. In the last two years, he had 306 and 325 plate appearances, which is probably the outer limit of his capability, given that in prior years he had between 106 and 225 plate appearances. 

I think he does well against RH pitching. MLB average OPS in 2022 was .311 (Giants ranked 12th at .315). Slater's OPS was .350 against RHPs and .379 against LHPs. True, he destroys lefthanders. But he gets on base very well -- albeit without much power -- against righthanders. To put it bluntly, Slater has the best on base percentage on the team, by a mile. And he's one of only two fast players on the team, as the article pointed out....although...the Giants have stolen 9 bases in 10 attempts this spring.

And I think Yaz's health is pretty important. Slater will be 30 this year, but Yaz will be 32.