Once highly touted for his offensive prowess and his ability to field multiple positions, Austin Barnes gave the impression that he was in the big leagues to stay after a quality 2017 season campaign when he saw playing time in 102 games.
During that year, Barnesy slashed .289/.408/.486 with eight long balls and 32 doubles and ultimately became the Dodgers‘ primary catcher when Yasmani Grandal was unable to produce later in the postseason.
However, the 29-year-old Fullerton native was never able to improve upon or even duplicate his benchmark 2017 campaign.