Center fielder Lewis Brinson will be the first to admit his rookie season with the Marlins involved its share of “growing pains.”
Did it ever.
Brinson hit just .199, becoming only the fourth Major League rookie over the past 60 years to hit below .200 while receiving as many as 380 at bats.
This much is certain: it won’t happen again.
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Either Brinson turns a corner and becomes the type of dynamic, multi-tool player the Marlins thought they were getting when they gave up Christian Yelich to nab him from the Brewers, or he’ll be spending time in the minors.