4 years agoNew York Yankees shortstop Gleyber Torres clubbed his first home run of the spring on Friday with a 369-foot shot against the Tigers. A relatively poor launch angle profile (33.3% sweet-spot rate, 41.7% ground-ball rate) fueled a down year from Torres in 2020 highlighted by a disappointing .334 xwOBAcon, but at least some of Torres's struggles can be directly related to the delayed start to the 2020 season, giving him a strong chance of bouncing back this year. Fantasy managers should consider targeting Torres in drafts as a result, and his hot spring so far shouldn't hurt the optimism around a rebound year.--Sam Chinitz
Source: Baseball Savant