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Vidal Brujan 2022 Player Outlook: Late-Round Source Of Speed
3 years agoTampa Bay Rays' infielder Vidal Brujan was overmatched in his cup of coffee with the big leagues, hitting .077 (2-for-26) with two RBI and a stolen base over 10 games in 2021. He owns a career .288/.371/.422 slash line in the minors and flashed his speed by swiping 196 bags across 502 games. According to Baseball Savant, Brujan's sprint speed is in the 90th percentile. While he has elite speed, his 55-grade power and mediocre 25.6 hard% illustrate Brujan has no more than 10-15 homer upside. The 24-year-old can play anywhere on the diamond but has no clear path to regular playing time with a loaded Rays infield, including Wander Franco and Brandon Lowe. Despite the potential lack of playing time, ATC projections are on board with Brujan stealing double-digit bags and are predicting the speedy infielder to steal 15 bases in 2022. Fantasy managers looking for a late-round source of steals in deep-league drafts can select Brujan as a cheap speed source at his current 341 ADP.
