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John Romano

HISTORICAL FACTS: Trading austin meadows may not be pleasant but could be ideal for rays - Caught on Camera

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — So here’s the case against trading Austin Meadows:

Since 2019, he’s led the Rays in plate appearances, hits, RBI, runs, doubles and walks. He’s also second in home runs and fourth in WAR among position players.

His OPS+ on baseballreference.com — which measures his slugging percentage and on-base percentage against league average while taking into account differences in home ballparks — is the fifth-highest in the American League for a lefthanded hitter during that span.

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