Ben Cowles is 25, wears No. 79 (a real spring-training number!), and hits with a little bit of attitude. Right now, he’s raking in Spring Training, to the tune of .435/.458/.826 in 23 plate appearances. He’s never been in the Major Leagues but he seems to have a lot of the qualities one associates with “the pros.”
Cowles crushes the ball [VIDEO].
He’s a lifetime .268/.365/.426 in four seasons of Minor League ball, with 30 home runs and 158 RBI in 1,128 at-bats. Not great, but not too shabby. He could hit 1-15 dingers in The Show, hit .