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Junior Caminero and the value of young power
Power is getting harder to find, and young hitters who have it are becoming very expensive. Is the price fair?
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Sam Okafor
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Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins
Lee Health Sports Complex
Fri, Feb 19
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | AB | R | H | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1B | 155 | 580 | 73 | 159 | .274 | 22 | 92 | 0 | .792 | |
| 15 | 2B | 88 | 261 | 32 | 62 | .238 | 3 | 26 | 8 | .620 | |
| 45 | 2B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1 | 2B | 124 | 345 | 51 | 81 | .235 | 10 | 57 | 17 | .704 | |
| 13 | 3B | 162 | 616 | 100 | 170 | .276 | 42 | 101 | 3 | .885 | |
| 50 | C | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | .222 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .919 | |
| 34 | C | 41 | 125 | 12 | 36 | .288 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .819 | |
| 40 | C | 109 | 298 | 33 | 77 | .258 | 6 | 35 | 0 | .680 | |
| 2 | DH | 154 | 614 | 93 | 180 | .293 | 22 | 85 | 3 | .805 | |
| 14 | LF | 151 | 571 | 66 | 175 | .306 | 0 | 38 | 46 | .689 | |
| 29 | LF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 43 | RF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | RF | 112 | 350 | 44 | 93 | .266 | 11 | 50 | 17 | .728 | |
| 26 | RF | 96 | 245 | 28 | 60 | .245 | 11 | 43 | 3 | .750 | |
| 25 | RF | 79 | 235 | 37 | 61 | .260 | 14 | 34 | 9 | .825 | |
| 7 | SS | 16 | 37 | 7 | 4 | .108 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .370 | |
| 6 | SS | 124 | 369 | 60 | 82 | .222 | 2 | 36 | 21 | .607 |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | RP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 54 | RP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.76 | 5 | 1.06 | |
| 88 | RP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 5.06 | 7 | 1.50 | |
| 47 | RP | 65 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 62.1 | 1.44 | 63 | 0.91 | |
| 62 | RP | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 1.98 | 45 | 0.76 | |
| 67 | RP | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 3.60 | 46 | 1.23 | |
| 71 | RP | 51 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56.1 | 4.31 | 56 | 1.24 | |
| 63 | RP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 60 | RP | 51 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 41.1 | 4.79 | 54 | 1.43 | |
| 65 | RP | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 47.2 | 4.34 | 37 | 1.34 | |
| 49 | RP | 71 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 73.2 | 2.44 | 63 | 0.90 | |
| 39 | RP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 2.70 | 10 | 2.10 | |
| 59 | RP | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39.1 | 5.95 | 38 | 1.55 | |
| 32 | RP | 36 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 80.1 | 5.49 | 61 | 1.23 | |
| 55 | RP | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 3.52 | 11 | 1.43 | |
| 68 | RP | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18.0 | 1.50 | 19 | 0.72 | |
| 57 | SP | 30 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 172.0 | 2.67 | 174 | 0.91 | |
| 22 | SP | 34 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 112.1 | 3.53 | 116 | 1.18 | |
| 61 | SP | 47 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 132.2 | 4.21 | 158 | 1.13 | |
| 36 | SP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 5.21 | 21 | 1.16 | |
| 44 | SP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 18 | SP | 24 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 118.0 | 3.36 | 106 | 1.12 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rays | 98-64 |
| 2 | Cleveland Guardians | 85-77 |
| 3 | Houston Astros | 81-81 |
| 4 | New York Yankees | 93-68 |
| 5 | Boston Red Sox | 87-75 |
| 6 | Chicago White Sox | 84-78 |
| 7 | Texas Rangers | 80-82 |
| 8 | Baltimore Orioles | 79-82 |
| 9 | Toronto Blue Jays | 79-83 |
| 10 | Minnesota Twins | 77-85 |
| 11 | Detroit Tigers | 76-86 |
| 12 | Seattle Mariners | 76-86 |
| 13 | Kansas City Royals | 69-93 |
| 14 | Athletics | 64-98 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Angels | 62-100 |
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Power is getting harder to find, and young hitters who have it are becoming very expensive. Is the price fair?