![]() “A lot of work has gone into it,” Barger said. Improved physicality and a willingness to invest in his future each played a big part in his emergence as one of Toronto’s most promising prospects. In 526 plate plate appearances split between High-A Vancouver, Double-A New Hampshire, and Triple-A Buffalo, Barger totaled 61 extra-base hits while logging a. His overall body of work this year was eye-opening. But when I’m having success, I’m usually pulling a lot of balls.” If it’s to right field, it’s to right field, and if it’s to left field, it’s to left field. “My goal is to hit the ball over the wall. “I’m a pretty pull-heavy hitter,” said Barger prior to a recent Arizona Fall League game. Indeed, as evidenced by the 26 home runs he hit across three levels, Barger is a basher. ![]() The future Hall of Famer had a swing designed to slash line drives into the opposite-field gap. That aforementioned big leg kick is one point of difference while more pronounced during his NPB days and at times early in his MLB career, Ichiro’s was never as high as the one Barger currently employs. That’s not to suggest the 22-year-old infielder profiles similarly to the Japanese icon and erstwhile Seattle Mariner that he grew up watching in Bellevue, Washington. ![]()
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