Former Rakuten Andrew Jones’ son is a draft featured stock next summer
In last year’s major leagues, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. infielder and Fernando Tatiss Jr. infielder shined as home run kings in their respective leagues, and the activities of the second generation players, also known as “Juniors”, were outstanding. On the 15th (16th Japan time), it is reported that the son of Tony Blanco, who released 181 NPB shots in total in China and Japan, signed a contract with Pirates, and a new “Jr.” player is born. .. Therefore, here, I would like to introduce some of the second-generation players who are expected to play an active role in the future.
The second-generation players who are already active major leaguers are Guerrero Jr., Tatis Jr., Ronald Acuña Jr. outfielder and Bo Bichette infielder. The 2019 Na League MVP, Cody Bellinger outfielder’s father is also a former major leaguer.
One of the players I’m looking forward to is Jack Leiter, a Rangers pitcher. His father is left-handed Al Leiter, who boasts 162 major wins. Although he just joined the team after being nominated for 2nd place overall in the draft last summer, he is expected to make his early debut, such as receiving 1st place in the MLB official promising stock ranking by team. A fastball approaching 160km and a sharp curve are attractive future ace candidates.
Daz Cameron outfielder, the son of Mike Cameron, who once formed a right-middle combination with Mariners Ichiro (special assistant and instructor with the Mariners team chairman), belongs to the Tigers. At the age of 25, who made his major debut in September 2020, he has not achieved a batting average of .194 in 35 major games so far, but in the open game last season, he showed good defense from his father and attracted a lot of attention.
As a name familiar to Japanese people, the outfielder Drew Jones, the son of former Rakuten Andrew Jones, is also noteworthy. Currently a 4th year student at Wesleyan High School. It has been highly evaluated by major scouts, such as being ranked first in the US draft candidate promising stock ranking announced by MLB Network at the end of last year. He is said to be an excellent defensive player with extraordinary speed and power while rough cutting.
Going back in time, there are many big players such as Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds. I’m looking forward to seeing the “Juniors” who dominate the majors with Guerrero Jr. and Tatis Jr.
(Full-Count editorial department)
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