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Five players to pursue on MLB The Show 18

Steven Souza

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Steven Souza was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Arizona Diamondbacks this offseason. Sure, he’s not quite a direct replacement for JD Martinez, but it was as good as the Dbacks were going to get.

Souza had a real breakout year in 2018, too. It was the first season in his career that his OPS+ was above 100, he registered 4.2 WAR and only 11 qualified batters in all of baseball walked more times than the Everett-born outfielder.

His overall will likely be below 75 at the start thanks to The Show’s altered rating system, however. A terrible second half – including a .192 batting average – might see Souza’s contact at a pretty low level, but his power against righties could be over 85 given that he hit 27 of his 30 homers against right-handers.

Souza is an affordable corner outfield option from the day that you get the hands on the game, though. His splits should make Souza cheap as well, and a great option from the bench.

       

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