With Little Leagues around the country playing their local all-star tournaments we thought it would be fun to look at photos of a couple of MLB All-Stars at a younger, gentler age. See if you can guess what photo belongs to each of these three heavy hitters. Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Kris Bryant. (Answer can be found at the bottom of this blog post)
Answer: A. Trout, B. Harper, C. Bryant
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Over the weekend Cuban superstar Yulieski Gourriel signed with the Houston Astros. This 32 year old infielder has had Twitter buzzing for a few weeks now as he worked out for multiple major league teams. We ask the question, who is Yulieski Gourriel?
Yulieski Gourriel is from Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. Gourriel, which sometimes is spelled Gurriel for some reason, is 6'0, 196 lbs, bats and throws right and can play second or third base. He has played professionally since he was 17 or since 2001. Over that time he has played in 925 games, 5,491 plate appearances, 974 runs, 1585 hits, 250 home runs, 1,018 RBIs, 121 stolen bases, 611 walks and a career slash line of .335/.417/.580. For reference purposes we can compare his slash line to Chicago White Sox player Jose Abreu while in Cuba, .341/.456/.622.
Now that Gourriel is signed he will likely report to either Triple-A or Double-A for Houston and spend around a month before we see him in the big leagues. With Altuve already cemented in as the every day second baseman for the Astros it is anticipated that Gourriel will play third base when he arrives in the big leagues. Expectations will be high as he is the biggest Cuban born star to come to the majors in years, but temper your enthusiasm as it's important to recognize that he is 32 years old and has had a layoff from facing competitive pitching. With that being said, he is a great late season speculative add in just about any fantasy league and could payoff big time if he lives up to the hype.
With the ceremonial second half of the season about to begin we thought we would share our breakout and bust picks. These are players that are in the majors currently, but we feel will have a very different second half from their first half.
Breakout: Byron Buxton
Bust: Eduardo Nunez
We took a look at who we felt deserved to be that starting roster in the National League for tonight's All-Star game.
C - Wilson Ramos 1B - Wil Myers 2B - Daniel Murphy SS - Corey Seager 3B - Nolan Arenado OF - Yoenis Cespedes OF - Ryan Braun OF - Carlos Gonzalez SP - Clayton Kershaw |
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