With October looming, teams will soon have to decide how carefully they tread with Juan Soto and Aaron Judge when the stakes are highest.
Austin Wells, in the cleanup spot, will have to be the one to make teams pay if they pitch around Soto and Judge, but Torres could play an equally important role as a deterrent from the leadoff spot if he is able to continue getting on base at the same clip he has been of late.
In 69 games since then entering Tuesday, the 27-year-old second baseman was batting .294 with a .362 on-base percentage and .778 OPS. — where he had started the year, only to fall out of it because of his struggles — on Aug. 6. In 34 games since, he hit .308 with a .383 on-base percentage and .830 OPS.
He entered Tuesday averaging 4.23 pitches per plate appearance, the seventh-highest mark in the majors. Boone is always optimistic that his slumping players are on the verge of turning a corner, but he repeatedly threwThough his defense has still been hit-or-miss — Torrres has made a number of strong plays on difficult grounders but at times gets himself in trouble with the routine play — he seems to be much more relaxed heading into a crucial time of the year.
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