By the numbers:
- Rating: 7.77
- 2024 Stats: 106 G, 279 PA, .291/.348/.528, 140 OPS+, 2.2 bWAR, 1.5 fWAR
- Date of Birth: August 13, 1991
- 2024 Earnings: $2,000,000 (per Spotrac)
- 2025 Status: Unrestricted free agent
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Introduction
“Why can’t baseball teams properly evaluate draftees?” is one of the constant refrains between my dad and I. There are obviously far, far more examples of unsuccessful draftees than there are for successful ones.