DETROIT — I reached out to Kody Clemens on Friday, completely unaware, as was he, that in less than 24 hours he was going to be an ex-Tiger, traded quite suddenly to the Phillies on Saturday along with Gregory Soto.
He’d been on my mind for a bunch of reasons. Mainly, I was pegging him as a potential breakout player in 2023. His .145 batting average last season in just 127 sporadic plate appearances was a mirage, in my opinion.
“I fell into the role where I wasn’t playing every day,” he said. “The only thing that was positive was the power numbers. I’d like to think that if I was playing every day I would not be hitting .150.”
