Richie Palacios

Tampa Bay loves versatile players, so it was not surprising to see them acquire Palacios before the 2024 season began. Palacios lost a good chunk of the summer to a knee injury, but finished the season playing at five different positions and has dual-eligibity during draft season. His 2024 season was all over the place statisticially as he hit for a much better average against lefties when he faced them, but all his homers came against righties. Arguably his best stat was his baserunning as he was 19 for 20 in his stolen base attempts and is now 23 of 24 for his career. He has good plate discipline and a season with approximately 90 games of Yankee Stadium dimensions could help him show some of his untapped power. He has never had a double-digit homer season, but it wouldn't surprise us to see him go 10-20 while playing in multiple spots on the field. We won't fault you if you are getting some 2008 Ben Zobrist vibes here, because we are too. Just don't get greedy expecting a 2009 Zorilla-like season. Read Past Outlooks