Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has had a slow start to the year — his OPS is .715 entering Thursday — but he continues to practice good habits thanks to a former Blue Jays slugger.
Edwin Encarnacion turns 41 today. When we traded Scott Rolen to the Reds for Josh Roenicke, Zach Stewart and Edwin, no one would have guessed that Edwin would be the last one standing.
Now that Jose Bautista is officially part of the Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence, there has been discussion that Edwin Encarnacion should be next to join.
It’s been a couple of years since longtime slugger and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion retired from baseball. The slugger came to the big leagues with the Cincinnati Reds in 2005 and played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball.
It may take a spring rebound as a non-roster invitee to earn his way back for a 17th big-league season, although injuries in camp could always open a more solid opportunity.
With 424 career homers and a long track record of performance prior to 2020, Encarnacion is sure to get some attention on the open market.
Retaining Encarnacion would have cost the White Sox $12M, but they’ll move on from him without having to pay a buyout. Conversely, Gonzalez will receive a $500K buyout in lieu of the $7M salary he could have earned next season.
Madrigal was only in his fifth major-league game before he exited.
We may be in the last days of the designated hitter being an American League-exclusive feature. As the game continues to adapt more tweaks and adjustments, the full integration of the DH feels increasingly inevitable.
Through 486 plate appearances over the 2019 season, Encarnacion swatted 34 long balls and slashed a healthy .244/.344/.531.
As of the end of the 2019 season, 57 MLB players have hit 400 or more home runs over the span of their careers. How many members of this exclusive group can you name in six minutes?
Welcome to Three Up, Three Down: The MLB hot/cold report. Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, melting cold snaps around the league. Some players, however, may already be looking forward to those All-Star break vacations and the unofficial halfway point of the campaign.
Welcome to Three Up, Three Down: The MLB hot/cold report. Every week, we'll try our best to break down who's heating things up in the baseball world and who's currently stuck in the back of the refrigerator in a state of deep chill.
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