Rowdy Tellez made his MLB debut on September 5, 2018. He had a terrific first month in the big leagues: his wRC+ was 151 and he posted a 0.5 fWAR. Unfortunately, 2019 has been a struggle compared to his initial campaign. To date, his wRC+ is 85 and his fWAR is negative 0.2.
Can Tellez be the first baseman of the future?
The opening question can be best answered by completing the following steps:
- Review Tellez’s various career metrics and compare them to MLB first basemen
- Examine percentile points of selected metrics of MLB first baggers
- Determine what numerical improvements that he would need to generate in order to reach various targets
- Examine what change(s) Tellez would need to make in order to reach the targets noted above
- Draw a conclusion
Data for the 2019 season includes all 2019 games up to and including the games of September 11th.