Post by rog on Apr 21, 2019 7:25:59 GMT -5
The Giants' season certainly hasn't made history, but we can watch history being made on Tuesday's telecast from Toronto. That is now scheduled to mark the long-awaited major league debut of the Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero. At the age of 19 last season, the named son of the Hall of Famer hit .381 between AA and AAA, flirting with .400 for most of the season.
Guerrero got a late start to the 2019 season due to injuries, but he has batted .412 in five AAA games. He has much of his dad's power and despite just having turned 20 last month, is known for his tremendous plate control, having struck out just 40 times in 444 plate appearances this season and last. He is the only player ever to receive an 80 hitting rating by Baseball America on the 20-80 scouting scale and is easily both the #1 prospect in baseball and a heavy favorite to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award. Guerrero failed to make his major league debut at age 19 last season only because of contract service time games played by the Jays, who should only have played so strongly on the field.
Guerrero will almost certainly pick up his first major league hit against the Giants this coming week. He might be powerful enough to join his dad with 400 homers, and he might be able to reach the 3000 hits his dad fell 410 short of. That will depend in part on how feared he becomes, and how often he is walked.
Guerrero has worked hard on his defense at third base but is still a natural designated hitter. But his bat will likely carry his glove a long way. And we'll have the chance to see it all begin.
Guerrero got a late start to the 2019 season due to injuries, but he has batted .412 in five AAA games. He has much of his dad's power and despite just having turned 20 last month, is known for his tremendous plate control, having struck out just 40 times in 444 plate appearances this season and last. He is the only player ever to receive an 80 hitting rating by Baseball America on the 20-80 scouting scale and is easily both the #1 prospect in baseball and a heavy favorite to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award. Guerrero failed to make his major league debut at age 19 last season only because of contract service time games played by the Jays, who should only have played so strongly on the field.
Guerrero will almost certainly pick up his first major league hit against the Giants this coming week. He might be powerful enough to join his dad with 400 homers, and he might be able to reach the 3000 hits his dad fell 410 short of. That will depend in part on how feared he becomes, and how often he is walked.
Guerrero has worked hard on his defense at third base but is still a natural designated hitter. But his bat will likely carry his glove a long way. And we'll have the chance to see it all begin.
