Basallo is off the injured list and is now the primary catcher in Baltimore. Or, even if Carlos Narvaez holds onto that job, Basallo will play every day at 1B/DH. The .239 batting average is not ideal, but 16 home runs and a 13.1% barrel rate over 88 games will help you in power categories.

When Paul Skenes was taken as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 Draft, the clock for his Major League debut started instantaneously. It might have even started during his junior season at Louisiana State as the most dominant pitcher college baseball had seen in a long time.