Paul Dietrich: DL Hall is a serious NL Rookie of the Year candidate
Oops. Hall was only briefly healthy in 2024, and even more briefly effective. He showed flashes toward the end of the season, but it was not an especially encouraging season for one of the big prizes in the Corbin Burnes trade. He could still make good in 2025, but we’ll see.
Harrison Freuck: Tyler Black finishes the season as a left-handed option at first base
Black didn’t capitalize on his strong 2023 season (.284/.417/.513 with 18 homers, 73 RBIs, 105 runs, and 55 steals across 123 games between Double-A and Triple-A), and so he didn’t get much of an opportunity with the major league squad (18 games, .