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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
Ernie ####ing Clement has the same Fangraphs WAR as Vladdy. Seriously.
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It has gotten bad, opposing teams really have no fear with him at the plate. With all the scouting and videos the holes in his swing are absolutely massive right now. He can’t hit anything near the outside and doesn’t do a good job of covering the plate well in terms of protection. He is way too eager early in the count so if you throw him junk early, especially low and away you are going to get the ground out you want. Even if you make a mistake he’s missing so often that you are still ok.
I had a small hope the home run derby would snap him awake, but he’s just getting worse as the season goes on. Physical? Mental? Both? If he was the 4-5 WAR minimum player he should be the Jays are comfortably in the wildcard.