James Outman was flying far sufficient beneath the radar this time a yr in the past, the Dodgers’ younger outfielder couldn’t crack a single Prime-100 prospect checklist.
Inside months, Outman was beginning in middle discipline on Opening Day, a job he held onto all through the 2023 season. Now, after ending third in Nationwide League Rookie of the Yr voting, Outman can’t escape the discover of nationwide listmakers.
The newest? Baseball Digest, which named Outman to its MLB Rookie All-Star crew as revealed in its present January/February 2024 challenge.
Outman, 26, batted .248 with 23 residence runs and 70 RBIs in his first full season within the majors. Thanks partially to a gentle glove that improved over the course of the season, Outman held his spot within the lineup regardless of midseason struggles that suppressed his ultimate numbers on the plate.
Outman additionally took benefit of MLB’s new guidelines designed to encourage extra motion on the bottom paths, ending 16-for-19 in stolen base makes an attempt. Just lately, he was reported to obtain a $580,948 bonus from MLB’s pre-arbitration bonus pool for eligible gamers.
The opposite 10 gamers Baseball America selected for the Rookie All-Star Crew embody a number of extra heralded prospects from across the league:
Outman’s robust rookie yr eradicated one space of want from the Dodgers’ costly low season want checklist. Now, they will look ahead to watching Outman enhance on his excellent rookie yr in 2024.
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