45 HR, .322/.432/.684, 111 RBI, 90 R. That’s the line then 24-year-old Yokohama Bay Stars slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo posted in 135 games. Since, Tsutsugo persisted with excellent plate discipline and strong power numbers in Japan including a .388 OBP and 29 HR in his 2019 age 27 season (Baseball Reference). Tsutsugo was posted last fall and signed with MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays for two years, 12 million in December. Tsutsugo,
We’ve all been there, you waited until the 18th or 20th round and it’s time to draft a catcher, turns out there’s maybe 3 total good ones and the best one is injury prone. It’s usually wise to wait, and not spend a high draft pick on a C. Your backstop fix might be here. 28-year-old Mitch Garver, owned in 34% of Yahoo and 15.8% of ESPN leagues, has 5
Buried in the hype of a historic Phillies offseason is the potential of a breakout for a young Phillie who burst on to the scene in 2017. Upon arriving to MLB, Phillies 1B Rhys Hoskins earned August 2017 NL Rookie of the Month and was the first player since at least 1913 to hit 10 home runs in his first 17 big league games. The 2014 5th round pick out