Whenever a 28-year-old seemingly comes out of nowhere to perform at a high level, his production is often met with skepticism. Despite this, there are plenty of reasons to believe that San Francisco Giants rookie outfielder Mike Yastrzemski’s production can be sustainable.
The sweet-swinging left-hander has posted a .276/.326/.503 line in 219 plate appearances this season. That’s better production than the Giants front office could have ever dreamed possible when he was acquired from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for pitching prospect in Tyler Herb prior to the start of this season.
That is turning out to be a shrewd move by president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi.