Fansided · Jul 2, 2018
Ben Gamel Locked In On Fastballs, Legitimately Improving at the Plate
After consecutive impressive offensive performances for the Yankees’ AAA affiliate in the 2014/15 seasons, Ben Gamel was a hot commodity to the Mariners who eventually traded a couple minor league right-handers for him in 2016. An incredible start to the following season got fans really believing in his tools, and the hope was that he was breaking out after significant minor league success.
He carried a hefty .346/.403/.490 line during the first couple months of 2017, but as that was slashed to .226/.263/.359 the rest of the way, breakout hopes for Ben Gamel were equally dashed.