This is not what the Phillies envisioned when they signed the veteran to a one-year, $8 million contract during the offseason.
This is not what the Phillies envisioned when they signed Whit Merrifield to a one-year, $8 million contract during the offseason.
Merrifield, 35, was an All-Star last season with the Blue Jays but had to settle for a part-time utility role in free agency.He never found his footing in Philadelphia, hitting .199 with a .572 OPS, three home runs and 11 RBIs in 174 plate appearances across 53 games., Merrifield’s average exit velocity of 83 mph ranks dead last among the 325 hitters who have put at least 100 balls in play this season.
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