Dylan Carlson Ready To Break Out In 2021?
4 years agoSt. Louis Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson, the team's top prospect, struggled in his first big-league action in 2020, but the 22-year-old switch-hitter earned a spot as the cleanup hitter in the playoffs and could break out in 2021. Carlson's hard-hit rate and sweet-spot rate last year were both over 40 percent, both above league average. He also had both hard-hit and sweet-spot contact on almost 30 percent of the balls he hit, which was in the top five in all of baseball. Strikeouts and offspeed pitches were an issue for the young outfielder, but the tools are there for him to rise quickly. He also hit .289/.389/.578 with a .967 OPS from Sept. 18 through the playoffs and had top-tier expected stats across the board. Carlson has a strong minor league track record and should have a prominent lineup spot in St. Louis next season. He was also one of the fastest Cardinals in 2020. You'll want to own him at least somewhere.
Source: MLB.com - David Adler
Source: MLB.com - David Adler