Dodgers: How big of an upgrade is Francisco Lindor over Corey Seager?

CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 20: Shortstop Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians throws out Maikel Franco #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies at first during the third inning at Progressive Field on September 20, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 20: Shortstop Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians throws out Maikel Franco #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies at first during the third inning at Progressive Field on September 20, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 27: Corey Seager #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs the bases after his solo home run in the second inning against the San Francisco Giants during their MLB game at Oracle Park on September 27, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Robert Reiners/Getty Images) /

Seager is pretty comparable to Lindor offensively

In 2019, Corey Seager had a down season at the plate.  He hit 19 home runs and posted a slash line of .272/.335/.483.  Corey seemed to catch fire in the second half but then a hamstring injury sidelined him and he never seemed to fully turn his season around.  Francisco Lindor hit 32 home runs and posted a slash line of .284/.335/.518 but the numbers are pretty close over the last three seasons that Seager has played.

2016: Seager 136 wRC+ and .372 wOBA; Lindor 109 wRC+ and .340 wOBA

2017: Seager 127 wRC+ and .324 wOBA; Lindor 116wRC+ and .353 wOBA

2019: Seager 113 wRC+ and .340 wOBA;  Lindor 114 wRC+ and .349 wOBA

As it’s easy to see, in 2016, Corey Seager was much better than Francisco Lindor offensively.  Over the last two seasons that Seager has played the entire season the numbers are also very close.  Even in 2019, with Corey Seager working his way back after almost a full season off, his numbers are pretty comparable to Lindor.