DRaysBay · Dec 14, 2019
What to Expect from New Ray Yoshitomo Tsutsugo
Photo by Harry How/Getty ImagesWith the Rays’ signing of Japanese Slugger Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, there have been questions on how his NPB success will translate to the MLB.
If you missed out, our own Homin Lee has a great write up of Tsutsugo and Shogo Akiyama as targets minutes before the news broke.
From Homin’s piece:
If Tsutsugo can be a third base version of Smoak instead of a left field version, he could be a good addition for Rays. At ESPN, Jeff Passan compared Tsutsugo to Kyle Schwarber, while Eno Sarris found offensive comparisons to 2019 performances from J.D. Davis, Ji-Man Choi, and (if his power does not translate) Brandon Belt.