Sleeper: 1B Jesus Aguilar
Before 2017, Aguilar struggled to make an impact in the Indians’ system leading to three stalled years at AAA. His quest for the majors led to him trading batting average (.304) in 2014 at AAA for home runs in 2016 (30).
Overall at AAA, he hit .271 over 1,452 at-bats with 68 HRs and 262 RBI.
The Brewers used him off the bench in 2017, which led to an excellent season (16 HRs and 52 RBI) for his short at-bats (279). In 2018, an early-season injury to Marcus Thames led to a starting opportunity with the Brewers, and a breakthrough year (.