Austin Dean has started this spring with four hits in nine at bats, along with three RBI and two stolen bases. I know it’s a small sample size, but Dean could be in for a huge season.
I know it’s a long year, and nobody is ever going to remember that Dean started Spring Training hot in 2019. After all, once he finally joined the Miami Marlins last season after seven seasons in the minor leagues, he only hit .221 with four homers and 14 RBI in 122 plate appearances.
Dean was a fourth round selection of the Miami Marlins in 2012, taken 137th overall off the board.