Entering the 2006, Florida Marlin outfielder Jeremy hermida was an odds-on favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award. He was assured of ABs combined with the most covetous of chic baseball skills - OBP.
As April ended, he was an after thought - 6-24 with no HRs and no RBIs.
He was activated at the end of May and picked up where he left off - two for eight with no HRs or RBIs. The impression as a failed ROY candidtae was cemented.
But a funny thing happened. He began to perform as expected. In his last 20 ABs, he has seven hits (a double, triple and two home runs) and with 5 RBIs and three BBs.
I expect this to continue. His SLG is still on par with his OBP but that will change, and once that occurs, Hermida will not be available at rock-botton prices.
Grab him. He is the kind of player you should be targetting - a disappointment over the first third of the season, but an asset for the remaining two thirds.
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