22-year-old Corey Seager entered this season as the consensus number one prospect in baseball. In a 27 game cup of coffee to close out 2015 he batted .337 with four home runs as a middle of the order bat on a division winning Dodgers team. This type of production on one of baseball's marquee franchises had many fans expecting big things this year. Through mid-June he has not disappointed and is right in the middle of the National League Rookie of the Year race.
Through his first 32 games of the season Seager was hitting just .264 with two home runs and 15 RBI. He has since discovered his power stroke and turned things around. In his past 32 games he has batted .302 with 13 homers and 21 RBI. His 71 hits leads all MLB rookies and on June 3rd he became the youngest player to hit three home runs in a game since 1963. While Rockies shortstop Trevor Story began the season on a tear the NL ROY race is currently between Seager and Mets pitcher Steven Matz.
Corey, the younger brother of Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager, was drafted 18th overall by the Dodgers in 2012. He is tall for a shortstop and while there were initially concerns he would have to move to third those worries have been put on hold. Oddly enough he doesn't get much attention for someone as good and young as he is playing in Los Angeles. But that can be attributed to his personality, which is more Mike Trout than Bryce Harper. He should only get better with time and is part of an incredibly exciting wave of young shortstops that also includes Xander Bogaerts, Carlos Correa, and Francisco Lindor.
didnt really get to know him at all...just some useless stats.
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