The Chicago White Sox got a glimpse of what Eloy Jimenez could become in 2019 and manager Rick Renteria believes he’s going to be even better than that long-term as detailed by Dan Santaromita of NBC Sports Chicago.
Jimenez, who turned 23 on Wednesday, had a strong start to his career as he hit .267/.315/.513 with 31 home runs and 79 RBI. That gave himself a strong 116 wRC+ offensively.
However, he was only worth a 1.9 fWAR because his defense was significantly below average as he registered -11 DRS and a -5.