Jesus Aguilar was a breakout star in 2018. Eric Thames injured his thumb and missed substantial time. Aguilar took over for him at first base and essentially Korea’s version of God got “Wally Pipp-ed.” Aguilar did not relinquish the job slashing .274/.352/.539 in 2018. His torrid first half resulted in an All-Star appearance and the understanding that he would be the “no doubt” starting first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Unfortunately, his second half of 2018 was not comparable to his first half. To illustrate, his 2018 first half slash line was.298/.373/.621. His second half slash was .