Giants' Luis Arraez has made a totally unexpected change from his entire career
Absolutely no one saw this coming at all.
Giants' Luis Arraez has made a totally unexpected change from his entire career originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . No one saw this coming from Luis Arraez.
When the San Francisco Giants signed the three-time batting champion, that's what they wanted -- a guy who hits for incredible contact and high average. It may not be the most popular thing in modern baseball, but it's what Arraez was known to bring to the table. So color everyone surprised with what has happened since.
Arraez, a notably terrible defensive player, has been stellar on defense so far this season. MORE: This might be the weirdest way to get an inside-the-park HR The Giants moved him back to second base from first, which he had played more often recently. And somehow, Arraez already has five outs above average through about a month of the season.
Luis Arraez took that 1 year contract personally He has 5-OAA already this year He had -51-OAA coming into this season pic. twitter. com/dPpgLNgQJZ ā Fuzzy (@fuzzyfromyt) April 23, 2026 MORE: Yasiel Puig is back in professional baseball Somehow, he's behind only noted superstar defenders Bobby Witt Jr.