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MLB: 5 players you might not have heard of who will be All-Stars next year

By Willie Keeler

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Donovan Solano #7 of the San Francisco Giants fields the ball against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park on September 22, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Donovan Solano #7 of the San Francisco Giants fields the ball against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park on September 22, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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MLB Los Angeles Dodgers Edwin Rios
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Dodgers 3B Edwin Rios

The Dodgers are set to lose Justin Turner in free agency, but they can handle the loss as they have Edwin Rios to take over his spot at third base.

Rios has not been able to get regular MLB at-bats, but everywhere he has played he has dominated. He has not had an OPS below .837 in his time in AA and AAA, and in 2019 he had a .915 OPS and 31 home runs in AAA Oklahoma City.

In his two seasons in the majors with the Dodgers, he has only managed to get 139 at-bats but has hit 12 home runs and a .972 OPS. He also showed out in the 2020 World Series run when he got 18 plate appearances and had a .849 OPS with 2 home runs.

With a hole at second base being filled most likely by Gavin Lux and a slow free-agent market, it looks like Edwin Rios will get his chance at being a full-time starter at third base. He does not have the best defensive statistics and the NL has been told to assume no DH next season, but Rios’ hot bat will keep him in the lineup at third base and if he has a first half of the season like he has every other year in the minors, he will be a surprise All-Star selection.

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