MLB: Ten Players Who Have Surprised With Their Home Run Power

Honorable Mentions: Adam Duvall, 33 (CIN) and Ryan Schimpf, 19 (SD)

With 33 and 19 home runs respectively, Duvall and Schimpf have been putting on a show for their last-place clubs. The reason they do not get a spot on the regular list is because they both have slugged home run balls in the minors.

Duvall hit 35 combined homers last season, 30 in AAA, and five in the big leagues. As the secondary piece to the Mike Leake deal, Duvall went from the Giants to the Reds in late July last season. As an everyday player for the first time in the big leagues, the slugging outfielder has kept right on track with his home run hitting ways. His OBP and AVG have taken a slight hit while he adjusts to MLB pitching, but that is to be expected. Duvall has been one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dim season in Cincinnati.

Schimpf has accumulated 128 minor league big flys since 2009, but has been especially inept at hitting the long ball lately with 24, 23, and 15 in the minors from 2014-2016 respectively.

Since debuting with the Padres, Schimpf has slugged 19 home runs in half a game’s worth of time. As a 28-year-old rookie, the power totals are very shocking, but once you look at his minor league stats, it should come as no surprise.