A day after the report about the Cubs approaching Pete Crow-Armstrong with a multiyear extension that could have maxed out at $75 million, he popped his first two dingers of the season with his parents watching in the stands. He added a triple for good measure, giving him 11 total bases for the game and getting him to a 99 wRC+ through 77 plate appearances. Just being a league-average offensive producer is plenty for the speedy outfielder, whose 0.7 fWAR projects to at least 5.0 over a full season.
And that’s accounting for what has otherwise been a pretty slow start, so it’s entirely possible he ends up exceeding that projection — music to Jed Hoyer’s ears — with more consistent offense.