Author Topic: Jacob Young, Bonafide MLB'er?  (Read 3038 times)

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Offline nobleisthyname

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Re: Jacob Young
« Reply #25: April 28, 2024, 08:29:21 PM »
Between his elite base running and plus defense at a premium defensive position, might Young be able to work his way into the conversation of being more than just a 4th outfielder? Beating out bunt base hits and infield singles could be a legitimate tool for him given his speed, which also effectively turns those weak hits into doubles.

Last season he was worth 0.9 fWAR in just 33 games and only a 82 wRC+. That's on pace for a 3-4 WAR across a full season of play.

This season it's been more of the same. Can't hit the ball hard at all (he has yet to hit a single barrel in his career so far), but manages to produce value anyway.