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Ruben "Streak" Souffront Update
The Brewers had a chance to catch up with their old friend Ruben Souffront during the recent 3-game series versus the Charlotte Sting.
Ruben was signed to a minor league contract by the Sting as a free agent this past January. And things are working out quite well for him as he is now the starting right fielder and primary lead-off hitter for the reigning WPK champs.
And he is off to a good start, a solid candidate for Comeback Player of the Year. Ruben's slash line is .308/.387/.385. Uncharacteristically, he has walked more times (8) than he has struck out (5). On his current pace he is projected to have a WAR of 1.7- far from his career best which was 4.1 in 1967- but certainly better than his performance of the last few years. His defense in right field is a bit sub-par, and in fact he committed an error at a crucial moment in the series against the Brewers that led to a few runs. But he has 4 stolen bases (2 caught stealing) and is on pace for 20 doubles, 7 triples, and 88 runs scored.
All in all, it is good to see Ruben having a bounce back year and hopefully this will allow him, given that he is only 28, to stick around the WPK for several more years.
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