Brooklyn State of Mind: Gordon Ford Has Improved Despite Team Showing Growing Pains (2053.3)

[lordtoffee]

The Robins haven't been expected to do a lot of winning, and improving the pitching staff is going to be a major priority of the offseason with a couple of retained salary coming out of the books, but there has been one position player who has been a pleasant surprise. Gordon Ford has been very good in the LHP lineup that the Robins have been trying out, and has steadily improved the past couple of years to become a potential free agent signing that could fill a role as a bench bat or platoon option.

Ford's free agent market this year will be interesting. We have seen a slight uptick in new GM talent over the past year or so, and every GM in the league is smart and capable. But as this author once said on a podcast, understanding how a team operates and what a GM sees requires at least a season or two. I have personally seen more GMs come in who want to play the platoon style in my view, which means that Ford could fit in as a value signing on a team that needs a bat against leftys. But Ford's numbers could play well against RHP, so does that mean a bidding war? Who knows, but Brooklyn will be looking at Ford to get locked in at a decent price.

[Trebro]

I am flabbergasted by how much platooning is done here in the BBA.

[lordtoffee]

I am flabbergasted by how much platooning is done here in the BBA.

I've seen some platooning in other leagues, but here it seems to be the house style.