What I really like about Belt is the singular stat (which generally not a fan of), that, "he ranked in the 97th and 90th percentiles by BB% in 2020 and 2021 respectively". While I don't know where he fits in day-to-day, when you need a guy to step in and just get on base he seems to be the type. I really appreciate guys with plate discipline. I doubt it amounts to much if he's a bench guy, but if he gets enough at bats to be comfortable, he could be someone to get on base or wear out opposition pitchers. The swing for the bleacher guys who just hack are annoying to see when things don't go well (aka: Teoscar). I've mentioned it a few times before but years ago what KC had was special where they wanted to on-base you to death. TB does the same thing generally. If they could replicate that more the team would be fundamentally better.
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