PT TOMORROW: AL West—Powering Up
May 2 2019
Against all odds, Tommy La Stella has become an integral and near everyday part of the offense. After never earning more than 169 AB in any of his previous four seasons with the loaded Cubs, La Stella has taken advantage of the opportunity he's had with the needier Angels—with whom he now has 80 AB through May 1. And La Stella has earned these AB by setting a personal best with 7 HR, his newfound power getting reasonable small sample support from a 115 / 137 PX/xPX and a 159 HctX. La Stella's 27% hr/f obviously won't last, but it may not have to. His fine plate skills have never been better (93% ct%, 11% bb%), and biggest separation between La Stella's .250 BA and .323 xBA seems to be a 19% h%. At least right now, La...
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