His patience at the plate was still there, but the dramatic dip in power was a bit concerning. 206, slugging six homers and driving in 31 runs. Entering 2021 with the Rome Braves, Ball was looking to build off what he learned during the instructional lead as the 2020 season pandemic prevented him from improving during the season.Ģ021 was a challenge for Ball this season, but that doesn't take away from his potential. The power that the organization fell in love with was still there 17 homers and 52 RBIs, while his 40BB and 50K showed the ability to not only make contact, but take plenty of walks. 329 average, but a 1.023 OPS, which is unheard of for a rookie minor league player. In 62 games spanning two organizations, not only did Ball post a. Immediately after joining the Braves organization, Ball put on a show which is why the Braves and many scouts felt Atlanta got a steal. His 197,500 entry-level signing was a product of potential as that was way more than his valued slot level pick. Ball would later transfer to Dallas Baptist, the same school as Burl Carraway, where those power numbers followed.Īs a member of Dallas Baptist, Ball went on to blast 18 homers in his first and only season with them, which saw the Braves take a chance on him in the 24th round. Known as a typical power-hitting first baseman, Ball saw his power starting to show up as a member of the North Iowa Community College baseball team in 2018. Ranked 19th in the Braves system before the trade, Ball was a 24th round pick in the 2019 MLB draft, but has performed way better than that since turning pro. A highly touted first baseman in Bryce Ball came in exchange for Pederson as the Cubs began planning for life without Anthony Rizzo. As the season went on, Pederson started to come back to reality, but still produced with 11 homers and near 40 RBIs in his tenure with the team.įollowing the Cubs 11-game losing streak, which took them from first place and forced them into sell mode, many changes were coming to this roster, and Pederson was the first change as he was traded during the all-star break to the Atlanta Braves.
270 at one point, which is way up from his career. Not only was he thriving in the leadoff role for the Cubs, but he raised his average above. He would miss roughly two weeks before returning to the team and when he came back was a completely different player. Kris Bryant in 2015, Pederson got off to a horrendous start before landing on the IL with a wrist injury in late April. After putting on one of the best spring training showings since Kyle Schwarber in left? That seems so long ago we tend to forget that OCTOBER was a part of the Cubs this season for the better part of nearly four months.
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