After a three-week hiatus, Aaron and Chandler catch up on the goings-on in the sports world and finally discuss Steven Hyden's book Twilight of the Gods.
June 26, 2018
June 07, 2018
Eddie Rosario Continues to Evolve
Last year, you may recall that I published a quick post on Eddie Rosario's plate discipline dramatically improving, which in turn made him a much better hitter. Rosario finished 2017 with the best walk and strikeout rates of his major league career and, for the first time, an above-average line: .290/.328/.507 with 27 homers, good for a 116 wRC+.
I now call your attention to another significant development in Rosario's career. Through Tuesday's games, only 19 qualified hitters (one of whom, somehow, is teammate Eduardo Escobar) lead Rosario in isolated slugging. Rosario leads the Twins in batting average, hits, home runs, slugging percentage, OPS, and wRC+; he shares the lead in runs with Brian Dozier.
Eddie Rosario is now a slugger.
This is a major step for a player trying to prove he belonged in the majors last Opening Day. And the way he's developed has resulted in a unique profile without a perfect comparison in recent memory.
I now call your attention to another significant development in Rosario's career. Through Tuesday's games, only 19 qualified hitters (one of whom, somehow, is teammate Eduardo Escobar) lead Rosario in isolated slugging. Rosario leads the Twins in batting average, hits, home runs, slugging percentage, OPS, and wRC+; he shares the lead in runs with Brian Dozier.
Eddie Rosario is now a slugger.
This is a major step for a player trying to prove he belonged in the majors last Opening Day. And the way he's developed has resulted in a unique profile without a perfect comparison in recent memory.
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