You can’t help but think of Jeremy Brown, the catcher made famous in the book “Moneyball” not because of his amateur performance but a body that doesn’t fit the usual ballplayer’s mold.
Tyler White, a righthanded first baseman at Class AAA Fresno, went 4-for-5 and drove in six runs on Monday night in a 10-4 win over New Orleans, homering as he improved his average with runners on base to .500 (39-for-78).
White, 24, is 5-11 and listed at 225 pounds — not the prettiest of builds. He was a 33rd round pick in 2013 out of Western Carolina University, a school that’s produced 11 big leaguers, per Baseball-Reference.