For the first five years of his major league career, we know that Minnesota Twins infielder Miguel Sano can crush a baseball. With 118 home runs in just 486 games, Sano is one of the most feared power hitters in the game and even though he’s prone to strikeout, his average exit velocity of 94.4 MPH (via Baseball Savant) means that when he connects, good things are going to happen.
For all the positives in Sano’s game at the plate, the same can’t be said about his ability defensively. The Twins have tried to find a home for Sano at multiple positions during his career and although he did an admirable job at third base thanks to a strong arm, he was still a below-average defender at the position compiling a career -8.