Connor Joe Resting For Sunday's Series Finale
2 years agoColorado Rockies outfielder Connor Joe is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Charlie Blackmon will be leading off for the game and he'll be joined in the outfield by Randal Grichuk and Sam Hilliard. Joe will go into the All-Star break with a .264/.370/.385 slash line to go along with five home runs, six stolen bases, 23 RBI and 49 runs. After maintaining an 88.2 mph average exit velocity last year, Joe has managed just an 85.5 mph average exit velocity this year, ranking him in the bottom 5% of the league. Additionally, he has a barrel rate of just 4.5% this year, down from 9.9% last year.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com