Author: Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo
Published on: 2022-05-19 16:15:00
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MLB’s four highest averages of home runs per game occurred in the previous five seasons. While balls aren’t traveling as far in 2022, there’s still no shortage of power, with clubs homering nearly once per game, a rate that should rise as the weather warms up.
More home run hitters are on the way. We annually identify each organization’s best power prospect, and many of them make an immediate impact. From our 2021 list of top sluggers, 11 of them already have gone deep in the big leagues for a combined total of 148 homers, led by Randy Arozarena with 41 (including 11 in the postseason) and Bobby Dalbec with 34.
The bombers below should make their presence felt in the Majors in the near future as well. Fifteen of them are members of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list, including the game’s two best prospects in…