Joey Loperfido Continues To Hit Homers
7 months agoHouston Astros outfield prospect Joey Loperfido continued his dominant season for Triple-A Sugar Land by going 3-for-5 with three runs and two solo home runs on Wednesday. The homers were Nos. 11 and 12, and by doing so, Loperfido tied a Triple-A record with Yordan Alvarez with 12 round-trippers in his first 21 games. In addition to his power, he is also hitting .279 with 26 RBI and a shiny 1.106 OPS. The outfielder's biggest weakness is his plate discipline and he will need to improve on that when he adjusts to big-league pitching. Loperfido had a nice Grapefruit League performance for the Astros, but Jon Singleton got the final bench spot for the big-league club. Loperfido has responded by tearing the cover off the ball for Sugar Land and could soon force the hand of the big-league club with the offense needing a spark. Loperfido should firmly be on the radar of fantasy managers in all formats, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to get a jump start and stash the youngster.
Source: Milb.com
Source: Milb.com