When Jose Tena acquired the Trade of Lane Thomas, he was considered the second piece, and the true award was Alex Cremy, a left -handed pitcher. However, Tena was always the best player in this contract. He was from AAA and had already made his MLB debut on Cleveland. After a few weeks in Rochester, Tena was handed over the third base position.
Although the results were vary, he showed that it worth considering the roaster frame for 2025. He would be a little overwhelmed if he was the starting third baseman at the beginning of the season, especially in the bat.
Tena hits the ball Very difficult。 His average speed of 91.2 miles and 49.2%of the hard hit rate is the elite indicator. As a result, he was able to achieve a solid performance of .267. Surprisingly, the long hits were not so frequent, and only eight hits were only eight hits in 43 hits. Considering his ball data, more XBH should move forward. The fact that his XWOBA is 19 points higher than WOBA indicates that Tena was a bit unfortunate at bat.
One of the things that Tena can do is the discipline of the plate. He walked only 4.2 %. However, given the track record in the minor league, it should be solid at bat. If you build a platoon with Amed Rosario, who is good at hitting left -handed hits, it will be particularly strong. In the major league sample, Tena was strong against the right pitcher. He recorded .292 and Ops.731.
The Tena/Rosario platoon will be a significant upgrade from the team last season at least on the attack. However, the story is different when it comes to defense. Perhaps Tena is more suitable than the third base, but Lewis Garcia must play on the third base. When I was on the third base last season, it was an adventure. In 37 games as a third baseman, Tena gave 10 errors. If he continued at this pace, it would not last long, and would probably remain in the major league’s list. In Cleveland, I don’t think Tena was so focused on playing as a third baseman, given the existence of Jose Ramirez. We hope to prepare the entire off -season and make progress in defense.
CJ Abrams himself has doubts about the defense, and the defender on the left side of the infield can be the worst nightmare for the pitcher. After all, Tena is more suitable for utility bench batters than everyday third baseman. Nationals needs to sign up with Alex Bregman, or Brady House expects to recover this year.
