![]() ![]() Injuries opened up another opportunity in late May where he showed a bit more patience and a little power in his limited playing time of roughly 40 plate appearances before heading back down. He got a cup of coffee in early April and had limited success without his patented patience at the plate. His defense still had questions, but there had been enough progress that he could hold his own at the keystone. Major LeagueĬoming into 2023, there was some potential that Julien would get a chance in the majors based on opportunities from injury at the major league level. The key calling card continued to be his patience as he walked at a 19% clip while striking out just barely more at a 25% rate. 300 in a full AA season with 17 homers and 19 steals he showed that he was not a fluke. He followed that performance up in 2022, by hitting. In 2021 across A and high-A, he launched 18 homers, stole 34 bases, and walked at roughly a 20% clip. Looking back at his results, it is clear why he was moving up the rankings quickly. Minor LeaguesĮdouard did not crack the prospect rankings until 2022 where he was the Twins’ number fifteen prospect and then moved up to number four coming into 2023. His power was his calling tool with strong exit velocities and more to be tapped into if he could improve his hit tool at the plate. Scouting reports were initially skeptical of the overall approach giving him low grades on his hit tool due to swing and miss concerns and a generally passive approach. That signaled a commitment to the youngster and it is possible to see why with the kind of damage he was doing on the College World Series stage.Ĭoming into the minors, he lost almost two years due to surgery and the pandemic. ![]() Signing him away from Auburn, the Twins gave him nearly half a million dollars in bonus in 2019. After launching 27 homers in his first two seasons in college, Julien was drafted in the 18th round by the Twins. The Canadian attended Auburn and also played in the Cape Cod league. Julien was drafted out of high school in the 37th round by the Phillies but opted to attend Auburn instead. Anyway, where were we? Right, focusing on a lesser name that needs bigger attention (not Ohtani), we dive deep on Edouard Julien of the Minnesota Twins in this week’s edition of Hitter Profiles. How can we look the other way with his complete game shutout and multi-homer performance in a doubleheader against the Blue Jays? Drop your prediction for his off-season landing spot in the comments below as he will be demanding a historic contract coming off an MVP-worthy 2023. This week in our hitter profiles we are not focusing on a big name, like Shohei Ohtani as he continues to provide daily content for fantasy writers. Defensively, he has delivered 0.2 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.Some players have all the hype and others just do good work. Barrett has been posting an average of 21.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists in his past 10 games.In games versus the Hawks, Barrett has made 0.1 more three-pointers per game than his current over/under (1.5).Barrett has made more than 1.5 threes in 22 games this season.Barrett has made 1.8 three-pointers per game, which is more than his over/under on Friday (1.5).Barrett is averaging 3.7 fewer points versus the Hawks than his prop bet total for this game.Barrett’s point total has exceeded 21.5 points 17 times in the 40 games he’s appeared in this season.Friday’s over/under for Barrett is 21.5 points, 1.5 more than his season average.Three Pointers Made Prop: Over 1.5 (-140).Points + Rebounds + Assists Prop: Over 31.5 (-110).Matchup: New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks. ![]()
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