How did that go for Sullivan? Well, let’s just leave this quote here…
That statement likely because of the struggles Sullivan went through in his first 31 games starting in the majors. His triple slash during those 31 games? .126/.191/.149 good for a -6 OPS+ and a -1.1 WAR. Yes, those are negative numbers.“I try to forget a lot about last season”
Of course, he wasn’t expected to set the world on fire as he had just a 67 OPS+ in AAA, but nobody was expecting a bottom as low as this. To make matters worse, in the field, his positive ZR from the minors faded to a -2.8 in the majors and a .908 EFF rating at arguably the most important defensive position. Now, with Russell Sharp the only other shortstop on the team, it looks like Omaha has no choice but to roll with Sullivan and hope for improvement.
“I’ve spent a lot of time the past 2 months honing in on my approach at the plate and in the field. Thankfully, it looks like I just developed some bad habits in that small sample so I’m confident and I know that the team is confident I can handle things.” Said Sullivan.
