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I put Pike right with Maurer after the Big 3.
Among hitters, I have to admit that it was Gaby, Nephew of Vlad who made me sit up and take notice (that would be Gabriel Guerrero).
So he played in only 18 games in the U.S. He had base hits in 17 of them.
And on Aug. 24, some new light bulb went off, and in his final five games he had 8 hits, 4 HR and only 2 K. All this after putting up a .989 OPS in the Dominican.
A guy who might slug .500 with a K% under 15%? They don't come around often, and they tend to make frequent appearances at All-Star Games.
He's not Top 100 yet, but another year building on this one and he will be.