Oswaldo Cabrera had zero hype coming into the 2021 season. He slashed a measly .260/.310/.378 in 120 games in High-A Tampa, and while he did earn a promotion to Double-A with the Somerset Patriots, it didn’t seem he’d do much with that opportunity.
Revisiting the situation in early June, it seemed that it would remain the case that Cabrera was just a no-name prospect. He had slashed .216/.289/.375, which gave him an 81 wRC+. Cabrera was 19% worse than the league average hitter. but he’d quickly become one of the best.
As if a light bulb went on in his head, he exploded for a 129 wRC+ and 14 extra base hits in his next 19 games in June.