Or, maybe there aren’t, because honestly, I can’t look at that highlight and not come away smiling. There are some analytical diehards rolling their eyes at this last paragraph. In fact, it really only makes sense if you are willing to buy into the idea that Junior Lake is an amazing athlete with great instincts doing whatever it takes to win a baseball game for his team. It doesn’t make sense from any number of perspectives. There’s no reason for that play to have happened. ¡Ay se la robó! 😱 Junior Lake llega safe a home y pone a gozar a las 🐘🔥 #LIDOM #CopaBanreservas ⚾️🏆 /TtoZ0eCd1q- LIDOM December 1, 2021 For a better idea of what Lake does provide, I present to you exhibit A, Those are great numbers, but they are, when all is said and done, numbers that only scratch the surface of what Lake provides on a daily basis. 283/.377/.454 with a 77.8 SB%, 12 home runs, and 51 walks to only 84 strikeouts in 396 plate appearances. He does this through a combination of power, speed, and athleticism that is the hallmark of the very best athletes.Īdd it all together and for 2021-2022 Lake is slashing. LIDOM is a much different offensive environment than LMB and yet, Lake still excels all the same. Lake and his 114 OPS+ are helping push an Estrellas team that has been in first place for most of the still early season. 269/.351/.380 with two home runs and 10 stolen bases to zero times caught stealing. Now that it’s the wintertime Lake is back in the outfield, this time in left field, for Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana’s Estrellas Orientales. Lake was a positive force for the Toros all year long and a major reason they overcame a three games to none deficit in Serie del Rey to win the LMB crown.
He did very Junior Lake things all year long and that means he combined good stats with a style of play that is refreshing to watch.
He manned center field for the eventual Serie del Rey champions. In the meantime my ruminations on all things Lake have centered on his 2021-2022 campaign and just how damn good he is at the game of baseball.ĭuring the summer months, Lake plied his trade for Liga Mexicana de Béisbol’s Toros de Tijuana. I really want to delve into his career, but I’m not going to do that simply because there’s a lot left for him to accomplish in his career. I could be doing all kinds of things with my time, but thanks to a tweet from the always worthwhile WinterBall Data account I am perusing Junior Lake’s statistics. I’m sitting in my dining room on Friday morning recovering from my recent kidney stone surgery.
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