MLB fans forget how good Reds Infielder Matt McLain is when he’s on the field.
In 89 games in 2023 he slashed .290/.357/.507 with 16 HR 50 RBI 106 H
Put this in a full season and the Reds have arguably one of the most dangerous middle infields in the game.
Reds Potential Lineup:
CF TJ Friedl L
SS Elly De La Cruz S
2B Matt McLain R
LF Spencer Steer R
RF Jake Fraley L
C Tyler Stephenson R
1B Jeimer Candelario S
DH Christian Encarnacion-Strand R
3B Gavin Lux L
Bench:
Noelvi Marte R
Santiago Espinal R
Jose Trevino R
Stu Fairchild R
The Nats are sneaky good…
o/u 78.5 in 2025?
1B: Nathaniel Lowe
2B: Luis Garcia
SS: CJ Abrams
3B: Jose Tena/Brady House
LF: James Wood
CF: Jacob Young
RF: Dylan Crews
DH: Josh Bell
C: Keibert Ruiz
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Random MLB Player Season of the Day:
1941 Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox
.406 BA
.553 OBP
.735 SLG
1.287 OPS
235 OPS+
37 HR
120 RBI
10.4 bWAR
Crazy to think he still finished second in AL MVP voting behind Joe Dimaggio.
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Random MLB Player Season of the Day:
2012 Fernando Rodney
76 G
0.60 ERA
3.7 bWAR
48 SV
76 SO
2.13 FIP
5th in Cy Young Voting
13th in AL MVP Voting
All-Star
(One of my childhood favorite players, sideways hat made him so cool)
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