Dominican big league San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. will finally get a chance to redeem himself during the 2023 MLB season by overcoming the suspension that kept him out of the diamonds last season after testing positive for substance abuse .
This fact has raised a great deal of doubt about how Tatis will get to next season, especially for performing as one of the most powerful players with the wood before being suspended.
The specialized Baseball Reference page has been making a series of projections of each of the Major League players, emphasizing Tatis; The slugger has been away from the playing field for several months due to an injury and surgery on his wrist and later due to the suspension of the league.
According to the baseball analysis portal, “El Niño” will manage to connect a total of 62 unstoppables, 15 home runs and 41 RBIs to leave a batting average of .276, figures that are positive although much lower than those expected for the last year.
As for the defensive level, the San Diego Padres would be considering moving Tatis Jr to the outfield; the decision stems from the recent signing of Xander Bogaerts, who arrived with the goal of taking shortstop out of free agency to support the franchise this season.
It is important to remember that these figures offered by Baseball Reference are not entirely exact, so it is possible that the baseball player from Quisquey can exceed the projections due to the great power he has with the wood, so he could even reach 100 hits.
Throughout his career Fernando Tatis Jr has recorded a total of 303 hits, 81 home runs, 195 RBIs and 210 runs scored to reap a batting average of .292 in 1,036 at-bats.
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