Cleveland Guardians outfielder Myles Straw lost his spot on the active roster just before the regular season started, and has been in Triple-A Columbus ever since.
There, he has had his own ups and downs, but he has also gotten to know other Guardians prospects.
He has evaluated some of their best young talents, such as Johnathan Rodriguez, Juan Brito, Jhonkensy Noel, and Daniel Schneemann.
He has been particularly impressed with the latter, so much that he is lobbying for the team to call Schneemann up probably at his own expense.
“League him,” he tweeted about the prospect.
League him
— Myles Straw (@myles_straw) May 15, 2024
Straw was replying to a tweet by Guardians Prospective, saying that Schneemann reached base four times in the game on Tuesday (he went 2-3 with a run, a double, and two walks).
In 38 games for Triple-A Columbus he is hitting .313 with a .447 OBP and a .594 slugging percentage.
His OPS is a very solid 1.041.
Triple-A is notoriously hitter-friendly, yet Schneemann is producing 69 percent more than the average hitter at his level, according to his 169 wRC+.
He has evolved considerably if we compare his numbers to those of last year, when he posted a 102 wRC+ at the same level.
With the current landscape of the Guardians offense, it’s baffling that he isn’t in the majors already.
Not only does he have more offensive upside than many of the hitters on the Guardians roster, but he can play multiple positions including second and third base, shortstop, and the two outfield corners.
Straw is right: the organization doesn’t lose anything by trying out Schneemann for a few weeks.
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