PT TOMORROW: NL West—K.Marte looks for an opening in the ARI infield
Jul 6 2017
Brandon Drury (2B/OF, ARI) was justifiably generating some buzz heading into this season, coming off a September in which he hit .341 with 5 HR, 17 RBI and 19 Runs, finishing with a .282/.329/.458 line across 461 at-bats. Well, so far in 2017, he’s posting remarkably similar numbers, with a .282/.325/.454 line in 266 at-bats, most of which have been out of the #6 hole. Add to that a monthly HctX trend moving in the right direction (peaking at 129 in June), and the 24-year-old second baseman should be a steady fixture in the ARI lineup for the foreseeable future.
When Drury needs a break, Chris Owings (SS/OF, ARI) could get some time at the keystone, allowing for recently recalled Ketel Marte (SS, ARI) to take over...
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