Rumors of the New York Yankees’ curiosity in signing third baseman Alex Bregman have circulated for awhile. Information reveals that might be a horrible concept for the Bombers.
For starters, Bregman received’t hit for a lot energy as a Yankee. He constructed his energy popularity in the course of the juiced-ball period of the late 2010s. He hit 31 homers in 2018, 41 in 2019, and he hasn’t put up greater than 26 in a season since.
As a Yankee, followers might anticipate even fewer lengthy balls. Bregman, a right-handed hitter, likes to drag his homers. Of his 191 profession blasts, 132 have gone to left subject. Solely 9 of his round-trippers have been to proper subject, the place Yankee Stadium is most hitter-friendly.
He’s used to hitting in Houston, the place left subject is notoriously brief. At Yankee Stadium, left subject shortly curves from 318 ft straight down the road to 399 ft. In response to Baseball Savant, Bregman’s profession anticipated HR per park complete at Yankee Stadium is 153, the seventh lowest complete throughout all MLB parks.
A discount in energy would make Bregman’s strong .272 batting common and .366 on-base share appear subpar. Plus, within the final three years he’s hit properly under his profession BA mark — .259, .262 and .260, respectively. And in 2024 his OBP dropped precipitously to .315.
Yankees GM Brian Cashman has stated the workforce might signal a 3rd baseman and transfer Jazz Chisholm Jr. to second base. However whereas Chisholm could also be a extra harmful hitter than Gleyber Torres, Bregman isn’t a lot better than the Yankees’ second baseman of the previous a number of years.
Bregman’s OPS totals within the final three years (.820, .804, .768) are higher than Torres’ (.761, .800, .709). However the distinction isn’t sufficient to justify signing the 30-year-old, depreciating Bregman to a long-term contract.
