Chicago Cubs will face challenges as young Milwaukee Brewers improve

Domingo Santana

Santana made his big-league debut way back in 2014 with the Houston Astros, but the 24-year-old is still very young. He still hasn’t had a season with a full slate of Major League service time. But this season it looks like that will change. Santana is slated to play right field for the Brewers.

For a big guy, Santana moves fairly well in right field. He features good range and the ability to track down balls with decent speed. He compliments all of that with a very strong throwing arm. But he’s not at the big league level for his defense. He’s here for his bat.

Santana has a lot of (untapped) power potential at the dish. Through 77 games last year, the Dominican native went deep 11 times. But looking at his swing, you can tell he’s destined to hit 25-plus homers one day. He has a natural upper-cut swing path which creates a ton of carry and loft when he connects.

The power is very raw, it’s not like he’s swinging out of his shoes. It’s easy power, and once he gets more reps in the big leagues, Santana can be a serious power hitter for the Brewers.