So how awesome were those ‘Hit Paredes’ puns back in April, right guys? Jimmy Paredes was that dude. Baltimore Orioles fans remember — you all remember, right? You remember his .314 batting average through May. And the power and clutch hitting of our promising 26-year-old DH.
Or maybe you don’t. It seems like over a season ago that Jimmy Paredes was winning over the hearts of fans to go along with the AL batting title. His 2015 season has been less like a roller coaster than it has been a shooting star — a giant boom that quickly faded into nothingness.