Future Watch: Sensational Sophomore Baseball Cards, American League

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Future Watch: Sensational Sophomore Baseball Cards, American League – We’ve talked about rookie seasons before. Most of them are just a small snapshot of what a player can do. This list has one that did stand out and others that teased their talent.

Luis Robert was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an international free agent in 2017. Now at 210 pounds and coming in second for the Rookie of the Year voting, we are talking about a potential MLB superstar. Blessed with a strong arm and almost sprinter’s speed, this centerfielder won a Gold Glove Award as a rookie. Think about that for a moment. That doesn’t happen very often. Robert is the first White Sox rookie to win the award since 1966. Robert will hit 20-25 home runs, steal 10-15 bases and drive in around 70.
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Ryan Mountcastle was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the 36th overall pick in the 2015 MLB Amateur Draft. After some up and down seasons in the minors, Mountcastle finally caught fire in 2019 while playing for the Norfolk Tides in AAA. The infielder smacked 35 doubles, 25 homers and counted 83 RBI. Mountcastle was with the Orioles when baseball resumed in 2020, and his five homers and 23 RBI in 35 games showed that his power and his ability to drive the ball to get runners home was going to extend beyond the minors.
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Bobby Dalbec was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2016 MLB Amateur Draft. At 6-4, 227 pounds, he has the look and the power of a major league first baseman. Dalbec had four 20-plus home run seasons in the minors. His last was in 2019 when he hit 20 and had 57 RBI for AA Portland Sea Dogs. Last year, he saw MLB action with the Red Sox and slugged eight home runs in 80 at-bats. That opened some eyes, and once you see his easy home run stroke, you’ll realize that he is a no-brainer to hit lots of homers in the big leagues.
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Andres Gimenez was a part of the Francisco Lindor trade the New York Mets made with the Cleveland Indians. In my estimation the steal of the deal was Gimenez. Last season he scored 22 runs in 49 games in spot duty playing second, shortstop and third. This spring, the 22-year-old is hitting .375 with two homers and seven RBI. When the Indians moved a veteran shortstop Amed Rosario to the outfield, that paved the way for Gimenez to win an opening day spot in the now-open position. Get him before he starts putting up bigger numbers.
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