Nick Baumgardner
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It's going to be between five and ten homers a season.
But if you go look at his baseball reference page, it's consistently 160, 165, 170 hits.
Had a career high last year.
Hit 297 second in the National League behind Trey Turner's 304.
I think we could see a guy – and it's something – it's in the similar vein with PCA of because the defense is so elite –
It doesn't take much to turn what Nico already does into an all-star caliber player.
Maybe there's a tick up in power where if he hits 12 to 15 homers, now you're looking at it differently.
But if Nico finished 2026 and hit 300, 305 with 195 to 200 hits, which is possible with what he's able to do,
And in this offense, right?
Yeah, I think it's possible.
He had 176 hits last season?
So that's not that far away from 190.
You keep him in the leadoff spot?
I like Michael Bush up there, Michael.
Okay, you like the high on base percentage.