re: Summer League Stats

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Josh Stevenson .288 AVG, 59 AB, 17 H, 7 2B, 10 RBI, 16 R, 16 BB, 19 SO, 5 SB

Love to see that! Expecting him to really step up his game in 2023.

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What about that do you love, exactly? The thing that most stands out to me is the 19 SO in 59 ABs. (Of course it’s 75 PAs because of his 16 walks, which looks like it continues to be maybe the best part of his game—seeing a lot of pitches and giving you competitive at bats).

I think a lot of people have him penciled in as a starting corner OF next season, expecting him to take a similar step to his brother’s. But I think there’s a bias there that prevented them for seeing him for who he actually is. If his name were Josh Brown, I don’t think there’d be nearly the same level of excitement. He’s not nearly the same level of athlete as his brother and is not in the same universe as a defender. And he has way too much swing and miss at the plate as well. Now, he’s bigger than his brother and will probably grow into his power and hit some home runs. You can kinda see that with his 7 doubles. And his BA is certainly encouraging—he probably just needed more consistent ABs. But until those balls start going over the fence, he’s gonna have to cut down on his strikeouts. And again, he’s not a good enough defensive OFer to make up for it.

I think he’s gonna wind up developing into a very good player, but with the guys we’ve got coming back and coming in, I think it might be his 3rd year before he becomes an everyday starter.