“Having him behind Mike, if Mike’s getting on base at the clip he gets on base, they’re gonna have to hold a runner on first, and that will open up a lane over there as well,” general manager Billy Eppler said. “You’re just adding a middle-of-the-order bat, and when you can do that, it can help everybody throughout the lineup. I think he’ll bring the tools we’ve all seen, the speed, the power, the plate discipline. I just want him to be the best version of himself.”

Source: Los Angeles Times May 07, 2019 20:26 UTC