The 2023 Opening Day is just a few days away. During the spring training, some hitters have been hitting very well and it seems that they are ready for the 2023 season.
By far, Matt Olson already crushed 7 home runs this spring. He has a pretty good spring, slashing .462/.543/1.051. Olson now has 18 hits in 15 spring training games. In 2022, Matt Olson batted .344/.432/.594 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI in 13 spring training games. This spring, he is one of the hottest hitters in the league.
Meanwhile, Mike Brosseau blasted 6 home runs in the 2023 spring training so far. Brosseau was traded to the Brewers in November 2021. Last spring, he hit .214/.290/.321 with 1 homer and 1 RBI in 11 games. During the regular season, injuries limited his playing time. He only played 70 games in 2022, hitting .255/.344/.418 with 6 home runs and 23 RBI.
At the same time, there are 6 players who smashed 5 home runs in the spring training games so far.
In addition, Matt Olson now has 16 RBI so far this spring. In the meantime, Ezequiel Duran made it into the big leagues last year and played 58 games for the Rangers. By far this spring, he’s batting .352/.375/.704 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI. Moreover, Kevin Smith has 15 RBI so far as well. Smith slashes .390/.468/.610 in 19 games this spring. In 2022, he played 47 games for the A’s, hitting .180/.216/.302 with 2 home runs and 13 RBI.
Furthermore, there are 3 players who already collected 14 RBI this spring. Mike Brosseau is one of them. Meanwhile, Jake Fraley has a good spring so far, hitting .292/.358/.563 with 3 home runs and 14 RBI. He only played 68 games for the Reds in 2022 due to injury. Staying healthy will be a top priority for him this season. Additionally, Esteury Ruiz was traded to the A’s last December. In his first spring training with the A’s, he’s hitting .326/.400/.465 with 1 home run and 14 RBI in 17 games.
Finally, let’s take a look at those players who have drawn more walks this spring. Colton Cowser was invited to spring training by the Orioles. By far, he already drew 13 walks in 21 games. However, he was struck out 15 times. It’s his second spring training with the Orioles. He didn’t crush a home run in the 2022 spring training games. Nonetheless, he already blasted 3 home runs this spring.
Moreover, Conner Capel made his MLB debut last June. In total, he slashed .308/.356/.519 with 3 home runs and 11 RBI in 22 games. In the 2023 spring training, he already drew 11 walks and was struck out only 7 times. At the same time, Jon Berti led the majors with 41 steals in 2022. This spring, he has 4 swipes. Also, he already drew 11 walks and was struck out 10 times. Additionally, Ryan Noda, Brent Rooker and Blake Sabol each drew 11 walks by far this spring.
Of course, hitting well in the spring training games doesn’t necessarily guarantee anything in the regular season. However, it seems that some veteran players such as Matt Olson and Mike Brosseau have been ready for the new season. The Opening Day will come very soon and it will be worth watching whether they will keep hitting well in the regular season.
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