Checking In on the Lind Trade

Nov 21 2017 by Yardbarker: Milwaukee Brewers

On December 9, 2015, the Milwaukee Brewers traded their starting first baseman for a trio of teenaged pitchers. Adam Lind, the first baseman in question, had just batted .277 for the Brewers with 20 home runs, a high walk rate, and a TAv of .294. Defensive deficiencies prevented him from being more than an average player (1.9 WARP in 2015), but he was coming off his third consecutive season with a TAv north of .290, struck out at a palatable clip, and had a knack for swatting long home runs....
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