Domingo Santana, outfielder, Milwaukee Brewers
The 2016 season could have potentially been Santana’s breakout campaign, but he was slowed by injury. Still, what we saw was darn impressive.
In 246 at-bats, Santana slashed at .256/.345/.447 and hit 11 home runs. Extrapolate those numbers out to a full season and we have a man with more than 20 home runs. That’s not bad for a guy who’s only 24.
Additionally, while a .345 OBP isn’t fantastic, it does show that even with a high strikeout rate, Santana is willing to look for his pitches. That limits the holes in his approach that opposing pitchers can take advantage of.
We can also expect the Brewers to give Santana time to grow.
Remember, it was only a year ago that Milwaukee traded the massively powerful Khris Davis as a way to clear room for Santana in the outfield. That means that if he can stay healthy, a very talented hitter will get a full season’s worth of at-bats in the launching pad that is Miller Park. Don’t be surprised to see him push 30 bombs in 2017.