Mark Reynolds is the inverse of an Elvis Andrus, Michael Bourn or Dee Gordon. He’s all power, but it comes at the expense of batting average. Let’s get this out of the way; the nice thing about home runs is they positively affect three categories (R, HR, RBI) whereas stolen bases only affect one (SB, duh). And yes, I’m aware that I’m ignoring how homers affect batting average, but that’s OK in my book. The long and the short of it is that elite power hitters are rare, and you need to pay to get them. That’s why we see Reynolds rank near the top 125 despite batting .221 last season and .198 the year before. He’ll hit homers, drive in runs and even score a few himself (even if it means he has to drive himself in over 40 percent of the time).
Best case scenario: Dan Uggla (ATL)
Similar players: J.J. Hardy (BAL), Josh Willingham (MIN)…usually we do a third but even these two are a stretch.
Worst case scenario: Carlos Pena (TB)
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