Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña is one of the most compelling prospects for the 2022 season. He is one of the best prospects of the year, even Dusty Baker. A big part of getting to the World Series for the first time as a coach. The Dominican didn’t win the American League Rookie of the Year award, but he hit more than 20 home runs and drove in more than 60 runs in the regular season, in addition to winning the Championship Series MVP, Fall Series MVP Classic and Gold Glove shortstop. hand.
This season is the 25-year-old shortstop’s second as a member of the MLB, and he hasn’t lived up to the expectations of fans, who expected his game to be down given his performance the previous year with the Houstonians. break out. jacket.
The pressure on Pena’s size at the start of the season may have affected his performance, but it also can’t be classified as a “failure.”exist 501 at-batsthere is a line .263/.325/.391, This is his result 132 hits, 28 doubles, 3 triples, 10 home runs and 48 RBIs. You can clearly notice that there are fewer home runs compared to previous tours, although he still responds best as an average slugger.
Over the past 38 games, Pena’s offensive level has improved, coupled with the good performance of other players queueGood results for his team, which regained the lead in the American League West division with a road sweep of the Texas Rangers on Thursday.Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has During that time, the average was .338, OBP was .410, SLG was .446, 12 doubles, 2 triples, 14 RBIs, 17 walks and 2 stolen bases.