Kenley Jansen has been the best closer in the MLB this season, but for all of the Dodgers bullpen depth, for most of the season they struggled to find a consistent set-up man for their elite closer.
Boasting a 1.8 WAR, Gennett has been far more than the Reds could have expected when they took him off the scrap pile back in March. Gennett has also been valuable due to his versatility, playing games at second base, third base, as well as starting games at both corner outfield positions. 160 career mark as his newfound power has made him a legitimate offensive threat for the Reds. After he produced one of the least likely performances in MLB history, he has hardly slowed down, by continually mashing long balls at a rate previously unimaginable.Ĭurrently, Gennett has 22 home runs in just 389 at-bats, which is eight more than he has had in any previous season. But sure enough on June 7th, Gennett did something that only just 16 players in MLB had done before him: hit four homers in a single game. Scooter doesn't sound like the name of a guy who can hit four home runs in a game and I'm sure when the Reds claimed the formerly contact-oriented utility player off waivers from the Brewers, they never envisioned that he was capable of accomplishing such a feat.
Scooter Gennett's surprising power output in 2017 makes him the headliner for this list.Īcquired: March 28th (Waivers from Milwaukee)
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