In the interest of full disclosure, I should probably mention here that Austin Slater went to Stanford, and I also go to Stanford, which makes me a peer of Voldemort in the eyes of Cal supporters and also gives me an unnecessary affinity towards Slater that may or may not be deserved.

I’m going to argue, however, that my affinity is deserved, with Slater having the second-best season of his career and coming up clutch for the San Francisco Giants in a few huge moments this year. Let’s get to it!

2021 Stats

In 306 PAs, Slater slashed .