Dominican outfielder Franmil Reyes has a nickname that perfectly describes what he projects when he stands at the plate to face opposing pitchers who try to remove him, fearing what could happen if a hit connected by “La Mole” succeeds. impact it.
The 6’5 ”, 265-pound giant literally destroys pitches, as we’ve seen this season with hits that approach 500 feet away.
With his 26 home runs and 70 RBIs this year, plus a .260 batting average in just 91 games this season, Reyes is having the second-best season of his career.
He has an OPS + of 136, the best of his four years in the Big Top, and his .549 slugging is nearly 100 points higher than last year’s .450.
Despite his good work this season, Reyes hasn’t made much of a buzz, but he has clearly shown that with a full year and injury-free, he has the potential to become one of the best home runners in the majors.
Pujols continues to add
Over the weekend, Albert Pujols hit his 16th home run of the season and has a cumulative line percentage of .240 / .287 / .444.
Pujols has 678 career homers, 18 of Alex Rodriguez’s 696 for the Latino with the most career homers and 22 of becoming the fourth man with 700.
Obviously, considering how little game the Dodgers are giving him, that goal is more likely to wait until 2022, should he have the option of returning to the majors next season.
The MLB labor pact
When the season concludes, the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the players union will expire.
The proposals that have been leaked so far, by the owners, look far-fetched because they propose to give up achievements acquired by the union over the decades.
Everything seems to indicate that in two months we could run into the possibility of a labor lockdown that endangers the start of the next major league campaign and the end of the labor peace dating from 1995.
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