Adolis Garcia- OF- TEX- Stats- Garcia has exceeded his homer expectations by a good margin this year. He was projected to hit 29 homers and he is at 39. Garcia has a 92.2 EV and 50.0% HardHit%. His Barrel% has increased from 12.9% last year to 16.2% in 2023. Garcia has improved his plate discipline. His chase rate was 40.3% and SwStr% was 16.7% in 2022. This year they are at 32.8% and 14.4%, respectively. Garcia's BB% has gone up from 6.1% to 10.3% and his K% has decreased slightly from 27.9% to 27.6%. This improvement puts Garcia into a higher class of power producers looking towards 2024.
Steven Kwan- OF- CLE- Stats- Kwan has slashed .271/.343/.375 with 5 homers and 21 steals in 709 PAs in his second full season in MLB. With an 86.0 EV, 101% Barrel%, and 19.1% HardHit% power is not his game. Kwan has been a bit unlucky, though, as his xBA is .285. His 9.7% BB% is solid and his 10.3% K% is a result of his solid plate discipline. Kwan has a chase rate of 24.6% and SwStr% of 3.9%. Those are traits he showed in his rookie season. For 2024 expect more of the same from Kwan. He can help in average and will provide steals.
Chris Bassitt- P- TOR- Stats- Bassitt hit the 200 IP mark for the first time in his career and had a 3.60 ERA, really close to the 3.57 he was projected for in the preseason. He had a slightly better K/9 (8.37) than projected. Bassitt's BB/9 of 266 was a bit higher than his projected 2.34. He also posted a WHIP of 1.18, almost dead on his 1.17 projected WHIP. In 2022 Bassitt had a 3.42 ERA, 8.27 K/9, 2.43 BB/9, and 1.14 WHIP. He has had slight regressions in most categories since 2021 and his FIP in 2023 was 4.28, so he will likely end up posting numbers slightly worse in 2024, but has put himself in workhorse territory, even though he will be 35 when the next season begins.
Joey Lucchesi- P- NYM- Stats- Lucchesi's 9 starts were a bright spot for the Mets in a dim season. He had a 4-0 record and 2.89 ERA. Looking below the surface there isn't much reason to hope for a repeat of anything similar in 2024. Lucchesi didn't miss many bats with a 7.3% SwStr%, reflected in his 6.17 K/9. He also had an FIP of 4.22 and xFIP of 5.02 in his 46.2 IP with the Mets. At AAA Syracuse, Lucchesi posted a 4.74 ERA and 5.12 FIP so he wasn't exactly tearing it up in the minors.
Logan Gilbert- P- SEA- Stats- Gilbert finished the 2023 season with a career high 190.2 IP. He posted a 3.73 ERA, 3.85 FIP, and 3.76 xFIP, so his results were in line with his fortune. Gilbert had a K/9 of 8.92 and a low 1.70 BB/9. He increased his SwStr% from 10.8% in 2022 to 12.1%. His record was 12-7, following on the heels of a 12-6 in 2022. Gilbert has established himself as a key part of Seattle's rotation and that shouldn't change in 2024.
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