The 19-year-old has gone yard in three straight games, and through 56 contests at Single-A in his first pro season he's launched 14 long balls while compiling a .278/.418/.550 slash line. Essenburg still has some holes in his swing and has a 32.7 percent strikeout rate, but his power is legit and considering that he's now focused solely on hitting after being a two-way player in high school, improvement in that area could come quickly -- over 10 games since minor-league play resumed after the All-Star break, he's dropped his K rate to 21.3 percent while homering seven times.
The 19-year-old has gone yard in three straight games, and through 56 contests at Single-A in his first pro season he's launched 14 long balls while compiling a .278/.418/.550 slash line. Essenburg still has some holes in his swing and has a 32.7 percent strikeout rate, but his power is legit and considering that he's now focused solely on hitting after being a two-way player in high school, improvement in that area could come quickly -- over 10 games since minor-league play resumed after the All-Star break, he's dropped his K rate to 21.3 percent while homering seven times.
The 19-year-old has gone yard in three straight games, and through 56 contests at Single-A in his first pro season he's launched 14 long balls while compiling a .278/.418/.550 slash line. Essenburg still has some holes in his swing and has a 32.7 percent strikeout rate, but his power is legit and considering that he's now focused solely on hitting after being a two-way player in high school, improvement in that area could come quickly -- over 10 games since minor-league play resumed after the All-Star break, he's dropped his K rate to 21.3 percent while homering seven times.
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