His base running value is in the 84th percentile in baseball and his spray chart shows that he has power to all fields. He’s above average in whiffs, strikeouts, and walks. His chase-rate is in the 93rd percentile in baseball. His expected wOBA last year was 12 points higher than his actual. Peek under the surface and there’s quite a bit to like about India’s approach. In 119 games he saw better results than 2022, but still only mustered 1.2 fWAR with 99 wRC+. Last season he spent time on the injured list with plantar fascitis. In 2022 he only played 103 games due to a nagging hamstring injury, and his numbers on both sides of the ball took a dip. Since his breakout campaign, India has struggled to stay on the field.

He also stole 12 bases and played average defense. India hit 21 home runs and drove in 69 runs - obligatory “nice” comment - while walking 11.3% of the time. That season he was worth 3.1 fWAR in 150 games with 122 wRC+, a. India won the 2021 National League Rookie of the Year as a 24-year-old.

He could be the answer to the Tigers’ woes at second base - for the right price. Jonathan India is far from a perfect player, but he’s only 26-years-old, has three years until he hits free agency, and has the control of the strikezone that has been a staple of Scott Harris’s acquisitions. Probably not a whole lot of good ones, either. I bet that trip down memory lane stokes all sorts of feelings. Off the top of my head, here is an incomplete list of guys that have played second base since 2018: Niko Goodrum, Gordon Beckham, Harold Castro, Willi Castro, Jonathan Schoop, Zack McKinstry, and Andy Ibáñez. Since Ian Kinsler was traded following the conclusion of the 2017 season, second base has been a revolving door in Detroit. The dialogue has progressed this week but no deal is close as of this hour. Sources: Reds are discussing Jonathan India trade possibilities with 3 or 4 teams.

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