After early struggles and limited time in the Majors over the past two seasons, Alex Verdugo has broken out in a big way in 2019. The young Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder has a .345 batting average and 1.056 on-base plus slugging entering play Friday.
Verdugo has already generated a full win above replacement so far in 2019, per Baseball-Reference. That mark is good for second on the Dodgers in WAR after Cody Bellinger.
Furthermore, Verdugo has made a difference with both his bat and his glove. After entering last week’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers as a pinch-hitter, Verdugo fielded an eighth-inning single and threw out Hernan Perez as he tried to score from second base, ending the inning.