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- Updated: August 30, 2016
DENVER — You have to watch Corey Seager to appreciate him, and not just when he is at bat or playing shortstop for the Dodgers. You have to watch him in the dugout. You have to watch him during batting practice. You have to watch him in the clubhouse, constantly viewing video, seeking input from his teammates.
And then, once you have gotten more than an eyeful, you can understand that all that offseason hype about him being an impact player as a rookie was, if anything, an understatement.
Ranked the best prospect in baseball when the season started, the 22-year-old Seager has spent only six months in the big leagues, including a September call-up a year ago, and he has already earned the respect of his peers.
“Sometimes the hype is overhype,” said veteran pitcher Joe Blanton. “Not with him. If anything, it’s underhype. He did not let it get to his head, and the way he plays, he’s fantastic, cool to watch.”
As Dodgers manager Dave Roberts put it, “It is hard, as a young player, to know you are the best player on the field, and to be around players that are older and more experienced.”
Seager, however, blends right in.
“He doesn’t buy into or read that stuff,” said third baseman Justin Turner. “It’s not about people talking about him. It’s about him coming to the park and getting ready every day. He doesn’t want to talk about himself. He just wants to play the game.”
Seager plays the game well, which is why the Dodgers had a hold-your-breath moment when he took a pitch from the Rockies’ Chris Rusin off the back of his left wrist. X-rays were negative, but Seager will be out of the lineup on Tuesday, a move Roberts said had been planned.
The rookie won’t be out of the lineup much down the stretch. Seager is putting together a season that not only has him likely to become the fourth National League shortstop to win the Rookie of the Year award since the Baseball Writers’ Association of …
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