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Ranking the Rockies: Nobody wake up No. 46 Rafael Ynoa when September ends, please

Rafael Ynoa is not supposed to be a left fielder, of this we can be sure. But what else have we learned about the utility infielder after 2015?

As an unknown September call-up last summer, Rafael Ynoa out-performed everybody's expectations, slashing .343/.380/.463 (23-for-67 in 71 PA's) with an .843 OPS, just nine strikeouts, and a 122 OPS+ in 19 games, including 12 starts at third base. This September, Ynoa repeated the feat, slashing .342/.342/.500 (13-for-38) with four doubles and a triple.

...And yet, unfortunately, Ynoa also played in April, May, June, and July this year.