u/damnyoutuesday

Shelton's obsession with starting Tristan Gray has been getting on my nerves for a while now, and I want to paint the full picture of how Ryan Kreidler is the better option in almost every single measurable way.

I'm just gonna start with linking to Gray's and Kreidler's Baseball Savant pages

Standard batting

Gray: .248/.287/.366, .653 OPS, 28 RBI, 49 K, 8 BB, in 54 games

Kreidler: .289/.366/.500, .866 OPS, 20 RBI, 17 K, 10 BB, in 40 games

vs righties

Gray: .260/.297/.370, .667 OPS

Kreidler: .353/.365/.627, .992 OPS

vs lefties

Gray: .167/.211/.333, .544 OPS

Kreidler: .205/.367/.333, .700 OPS

Advanced batting

Gray: 9 XBH, .310 K/PA, .025 HR/PA, .163 BB/K, 80 OPS+

Kreidler: 9 XBH, .168 K/PA, .040 HR/PA, .588 BB/K, 138 OPS+

Defense (Shortstop)

Gray: 6 errors, .926 fpct, 22 assists, 201.0 innings

Kreidler: 1 error, .980 fpct, 29 assists, 108.1 innings

I can go on, and on, and on through their Baseball Savant and Baseball Reference pages, but Kreidler is better than Gray in just about every meaningful statistic there is. It's driving me insane that Shelton keeps putting Gray out there instead of Kreidler. Not just for offense, but for defense too.

In short: Ryan Kreidler should be our starting shortstop vs righties and lefties, not fucking Tristan Gray

I was walking by and heard a flapping noise. Looks like the lovely grey blob has a hole in it.