SPECULATOR: Sparks are flying
May 3 2014
In past years, we have called this exercise "Skills on the bench." Essentially, it's a search for players who currently lack full-time roles, and might be poised to not only gain a larger playing-time share, but who have the requisite skills to turn that opportunity into value.
We could also call this exercise "Searching for the next Domonic Brown." You might remember what he was doing at this time last year:
2013 AB HR RBI BA ===== === == === ==== April 86 3 11 .233 May 109 12 25 .303
Of course, Brown didn't exactly sustain that breakout through the full 2013 season, but that's ok. If you had him for that May explosion last year, you got plenty of mileage out of it.
So, who are some guys who, like...
Almost!
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