Offseason shoulder surgery delayed Jake Meyers’ 2022 debut, but since his return on June 24, he’s more or less sustained the pace he set in 2021 as a rookie, when he slashed .260/.323/.438 (111 wRC+) with six home runs and three stolen bases in 163 plate appearances, in addition to playing a plus center field.
Entering Friday, the righty-swinging, lefty-throwing outfielder carries a .267/.308/.400 line (102 wRC+) through his first 65 big-league plate appearances of 2022.
Meyers’ addition not only upgrades the outfield in terms of quality but gives it more stability as well, especially given that the player he replaced, the exciting but extremely volatile Jose Siri, had been receiving playing time on a fairly regular basis.