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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1359907" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>All of the concerns about Schwarber's bat come down to a 41 game stretch from April 12 to Jun 2 last year. He looked clueless at the plate and hit .152/.264/.305 over 174 plate attempts.</p><p></p><p>In all the other at bats at the MLB level both before and after (playoffs included), he's hit .250/.354/.532 in 661 plate appearances.</p><p></p><p>Critics only seem to want to look at those 41 games when criticizing Schwarber and ignore everything he's done both before and after. All indications seem to be that when he's not recovering from a knee injury, he's an .850+ OPS batter with 40 home run pop. </p><p></p><p>You can live with his defense with that kind of production especially if the Cubs have gold glove candidates at CF, RF, SS, 2B, 1B and C. </p><p></p><p>I would also add that if you look at advanced fielding metrics like UZR, Schwarber is hardly the worst LF in the league. He falls pretty much in the middle of the pack. I think his bad reputation comes from the fact that he looks awkward out there and he's made a couple of really bad plays in front of national playoff TV audiences. He actually has a superb arm for a left fielder. </p><p></p><p>Both the awkwardness and the arm come from the fact that he was a collegiate and minor league catcher. He's only 25. There's no real reason to believe that he won't get better with more reps at the position.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1359907, member: 26283"] All of the concerns about Schwarber's bat come down to a 41 game stretch from April 12 to Jun 2 last year. He looked clueless at the plate and hit .152/.264/.305 over 174 plate attempts. In all the other at bats at the MLB level both before and after (playoffs included), he's hit .250/.354/.532 in 661 plate appearances. Critics only seem to want to look at those 41 games when criticizing Schwarber and ignore everything he's done both before and after. All indications seem to be that when he's not recovering from a knee injury, he's an .850+ OPS batter with 40 home run pop. You can live with his defense with that kind of production especially if the Cubs have gold glove candidates at CF, RF, SS, 2B, 1B and C. I would also add that if you look at advanced fielding metrics like UZR, Schwarber is hardly the worst LF in the league. He falls pretty much in the middle of the pack. I think his bad reputation comes from the fact that he looks awkward out there and he's made a couple of really bad plays in front of national playoff TV audiences. He actually has a superb arm for a left fielder. Both the awkwardness and the arm come from the fact that he was a collegiate and minor league catcher. He's only 25. There's no real reason to believe that he won't get better with more reps at the position. [/QUOTE]
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