Kaleb Cowart is a thing again. Crazy, right? Our former first-rounder-turned-upper minors-flameout, the bane of Eddie Bane, is now a major leaguer!5th Starter provided us with some early intel with the excellent daily farm reports, detailing Cowart’s offensive resurgence in the PCL and expanding defensive flexibility around the infield (Shortstop? Really?). But among us really predicted the Double-A-flameout leaping to the majors this year? Go Cowart!
I won’t bury the lead here: Cowart is good again because he’s hitting the ball harder and farther than at any time since 2012. The improvement derives from tweaks in approach and swing mechanics (including the reintegration of a leg that we questioned here).