Joc Pederson has just been outstanding. He's slashing .296/.458/.556 with three home runs and five doubles at the plate. That's not shabby for a young kid. Best yet, he has shown that he can more than handle the center field position.
Case in point, last night he turned a potential run scoring double off the outfield wall into a spectacular over-the-head running catch and double play. (Watch it here) Via Earl Bloom and Chris Haft at MLB.com:
"He hit it well," Pederson said. "Earlier in the day, we worked on angles, with [coach] Lorenzo Bundy.