Thankfully people that watch games see that defensive metrics are horrible for first basemen. Hes not nearly as bad a defender as those nerd metrics claim. 90% of his job is fielding throws from other players and hes saved a ton of outs on bouncing throws.Torkelson is currently 1 of only 15 qualified hitters in baseball with:15+ doubles.
But...
215/320/420
ranked 28/31 1B in WAR
23/31 in wRC+
28/31 in K%
20/20 in Defense -11.3
20/20 in DRS -8
His hitting with risp is concerning, but otherwise hes fine. Not great, but fine.



