"Cardinals shortstop is scheduled for his arthroscopic knee surgery on Thursday, the club informed reporters (including John Denton of MLB.com and Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch). Winn had played through a meniscus tear in the second half before being shut down a couple weeks ago. The relatively minor procedure is not expected to impact his availability for Spring Training."
"Winn is wrapping up his second full major league season. His offense regressed this year, as he hit .253/.310/.363 across 537 plate appearances. Winn had a slightly above-average .267/.314/.415 slash with 15 homers and 32 doubles a season ago. The injury probably played a role in that. Winn ran a .198/.265/.281 line over his final 132 trips to the plate. The 23-year-old played through the pain while the Cardinals held out some hope for a long shot playoff berth."
Winn played through a meniscus tear late in the season and was shut down a few weeks ago before undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. The procedure is described as relatively minor and is not expected to affect availability for Spring Training. Offensively, Winn regressed to a .253/.310/.363 line across 537 plate appearances after posting a stronger .267/.314/.415 season the year prior; the injury likely contributed to his late-season .198/.265/.281 stretch. Defensively, Winn remained elite with 22 Outs Above Average and only three errors in over 1,100 infield innings. He remains under club control for four seasons and is expected to be the Cardinals’ starting shortstop next spring.
#arthroscopic-knee-surgery #meniscus-tear #offensive-regression #defensive-metrics #contract-control
Read at MLB Trade Rumors
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]