MINORS: Thrive or Dive, Opening Day 2021

(Photo: Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B, PIT)

The Thrive or Dive series returns for Opening Day 2021! This is the third annual installment. It’s my scouting eye against the BHQ projection system. I look at several rookies expected to be performers and give you the lowdown on whether each will Thrive (meet or exceed their projected value) or Dive (not meet their projected value) in 2021, based on my scout’s eye. If you’d like to know about any other rookies I don’t cover in the main article, feel free to slide over to the comments and ask away. I promise to circle back to this article through Saturday. Enjoy!

Randy Arozarena (OF, TAM)
Projected R$: $30
Projection Highlights: .812 OPS, 29 HR, 22 SB

Arozarena enjoyed the hot streak of the ages during...

Almost!

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