Orlando Arcia, an unlikely offensive force

Oct 16 2018 by Brew Crew Ball

 

Who would have guessed this guy would carry the offense?

Orlando Arcia was the worst hitter in the National League during the 2018 regular season.

That’s just not hyperbole. There were 119 batters on the Senior Circuit that made at least 350 trips to the plate this year, and no one posted a lower wRC+ than Orlando Arcia, whose .236/.268/.307 slash translated to a mere 54 wRC+. The 24 year old was so bad that the team demoted him twice for stints in Colorado Springs so that Arcia...

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