When the story of the 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers is told, it’s hard to imagine you’d get past the first couple of sentences without mention of Max Muncy.
What has been amazing about the franchise is their ability to find diamonds in the rough that don’t just morph into contributors, but bonafide stars. And in 2018, Muncy was one of those stars.
Heading into the season, he had played 96 total games in the Major Leagues — and those came in 2015 and 2016 with the Oakland Athletics. After signing with the Dodgers in 2017, Muncy spent the entire season in the Minors where he posted career highs in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging and home runs.