The Padres acquired career minor league player Jabari Blash from Seattle via Oakland in the rule five draft. He needs to stay on the Padres roster for the full year if San Diego wants to keep him. What I don’t understand is why he stayed in the minors for the Mariners so long? Blash does not hit for average, but he draws a high number of walks. That means he gets on base frequently. In addition, he hits a ton of doubles and home runs, giving him a high slugging percentage. Given the Mariners recent history of a lack of power, Blash might have helped the team a bit.
I suspect the Mariners looked at his batting average and said, “He can’t help.” Rather, they should have looked at what he could do, and found a place for that to work.
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