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.