David Wright was 0 for 3 with a walk when he came up with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Mets and Brewers tied at four. Michael Blazek could not find the plate to go 3-0, then put the ball down the middle. Wright lined a single to right-center, and the Mets win 5-4.
Wright’s stat line for the season now stands at .223/.361/.388, meaning he’s generating a lot of his offense via walks. With his back troubles, it’s not clear that he’s a very good hitter. I suspect that pitchers should go after him a bit harder. Instead of falling behind and having to catch a good chunk of the plate, they should make Wright beat them and not avoid contact. Despite the game winner, he’s not the same hitter as in his younger days.
I have not seen him hit a good Fastball all year, and his D at 3rd is poor. Sad to see him play at this level. Admire him for trying and cannot imagine how hard it is to work so hard and not play well, but he seems to be finished as a quality player. I wonder if he were to adopt a Felix Millan approach of short swing, make contact, yet still be selective if he might not have more value- his avg would certainly rise and probably hit some doubles, and as it seems that his HR day are past, i wonder how hard this would be for him to do…