Wander Franco Hitless In Last 16 At-Bats
4 years agoTampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco hit a three-run home run and a double in his highly anticipated MLB debut last Tuesday, but baseball's top prospect has gone hitless with five strikeouts in his next 16 at-bats entering Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. Three of the 20-year-old's five strikeouts came on Thursday, his first three-strikeout game at any professional level. However, six of his first 14 balls in play have qualified as hard-hit with an exit velocity of at least 95 mph. "Nothing that we're concerned about," manager Kevin Cash said. He's gone 0-for-13 with all five strikeouts against right-handers, but it's obviously an extremely small sample size. The rookie has had some really impressive at-bats despite cooling off a bit since his debut, and he's also walked four times, so fantasy managers shouldn't be panicking.
Source: MLB.com - Adam Berry
Source: MLB.com - Adam Berry