[LuScorpio68]

Hey guys,

In the past, I've faced guys who had a season with a low BABIP, but never this bad. In my Mariners save in the 2025 season, I had a 32 year old shortstop whose BABIP was at .196 over 444 plate appearances which led to a triple slash of .195/.250/.407 slugging for a 74 OPS+ but still 45 XBH (25 doubles, 20 home runs). He has had declining contact rating (40 vs righties, 45 vs left) and his a flyball and pull hitter, but still with decent power numbers and defense. He had a low babip already the year before (.220) but it was due to a long cold spell in the second half of the season.

I don't really know how to react because I feel like he can't have a BABIP this low again but he probably won't be a 115 OPS+ guy like he was in the first couple of years. He had two years left on his contract (around 10 millions) and I'm hesitant to trade him because he is very popular locally (former WS MVP) and he could bounce back still. What should I do ?

I tried to attach a screenshot of his stats for help.