Cincinnati Reds: Grading Aristides Aquino’s mighty 2019 season

Aristides Aquino had an abbreviated, yet record-breaking 2019 season with the Cincinnati Reds. So what grade does Aquino get for his performance this year?

For two weeks at the beginning of August, Cincinnati Reds right fielder Aristides Aquino was the hottest story in baseball. From August 1st, Aquino’s first game of the 2019 season after being recalled from the minor leagues, until August 15th, the 25-year old from the Dominican Republic set the baseball world on fire.

During that two week span, Aquino swatted nine home runs in 14 games, producing a 1.369 OPS, and taking home National League Player of the Week honors. After just one at-bat in 2018, Aquino became a sensation overnight in…