Hunting for Diamonds and hoping not to be Snakebit

Friday, April 17 2026 @ 07:46 PM EDT

Contributed by: June Northey

Off to Arizona now, and hopefully things get better. Hey, no one hurt last series so that is a step up.

So the LH hitters should get lots of playing time for better or worse.

So how bad a start is Lukes having? His -49 wRC+ is the worst for anyone with 30+ PA, although at 20 PA you have the appropriately named James Outman at -67, and at 10 PA Rece Hinds at -100 (0 for 10). But 4 Jays had worse seasons (30+ PA) - Paul DeJong in 2023 being the worst (-77), plus Moisés Sierra 2014, Joe Cannon 1980, and Reese McGuire 2020. Not pleasant company to be in. At -47 though is Shawn Green 1994 (age 21) so there is hope, except of course Green was sooo much younger.

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