Has he? Curious where you’re see Rojas averaging a 3 wins over 162. My recollection was that the running in the OF— including going to and from the home dugout on the 3B side— exacerbated Mookie’s hip issues specifically and the infield was less demanding for his particular situation
Baseball reference has him at 3.4 per 162 since 2020
"since 2020" is sort of irrelevant now, as he's 36 years old
3.4 at age 35 in 2024
I think the decision to maximize Mookie’s defensive value (which has worked) and align him with the most pressing team needs makes sense. Scaling Rojas’ value to 162 ignores the fact that he’s largely creating the real value by limiting his exposure to unfavorable matchups
Which is a fair point. But say he plays his usually great defense and posts a .650 OPS, that’s a 2 win player? Still not bad.