What do you call a fire hydrant with a .389/.444/.583 slash line and 170 wRC+ despite being the fifth-youngest position player at the Triple-A level? Moisés Ballesteros, or Mo Baller to the chronically online, is the best pure hitter in the Cubs organization and one of the best in the minors. He continues to crush everything, just as he has at each stop along his journey.
Generously listed at 5-foot-8 and 215 pounds, he’s not the first guy an unknowing onlooker would identify as the man most likely to embarrass an opposing pitcher. Even after having reportedly slimmed down a bit in each of the last two offseasons, he looks more like a recent divorcee looking to put his rolled softball bats to use as a beer league mercenary.