Following a prolonged absence from the Marlins roster while recovering from 2017 shoulder surgery, JT Riddle has made a compelling case lately to be their everyday shortstop. Offensively and defensively, he’s stepping up his game.
From a hitting standpoint, Riddle enters Monday with a competent slash line of .255/.282/.425. That includes a more impressive .277/.310/.458 line (.768 OPS) against right-handed pitching. Overall, the 26-year-old has accumulated 4 HR and 15 RBI. As long as the shoulder holds up, he’s comfortably on pace to surpass his rookie total of 31 RBI, despite batting fairly low in the lineup without many teammates on base.