Dodgers: With Matt Beaty back in the bigs it’s time to rejoice

Guess whose back? Back again? Beaty’s back. Tell your friends. Matt Beaty is back and better than ever, helping the newly-fiery Dodgers offense thrive.

Sorry for the Eminem reference but I basically broke into the song once I heard it was Matt Beaty who was being called up once CT3 hit the IL with his forearm fracture.

Beaty has been one of my favorite Dodger prospects since his initial call up a few weeks ago, and while I was happy to see A.J. Pollock and Corey Seager return from IL stints, having Beaty on the roster definitely puts a pep in my step.

The young corner infielder and corner outfielder had my heart from the beginning with his bald/beard combo (one of the most under-appreciated combos in the game in my opinion) and his clean left-handed swing. Once he started hitting at the major league level I was hooked.

And hit he has.

The blossoming lefty slugger smacked another big home run against the Marlins to secure a Dodgers win back on July 20th, his third in as many games dating back to July 16. Beyond that dinger, Beaty has shown his prowess at the plate on almost a nightly basis, both before and after his second recall.

Since his June 14th recall back to the bigs, Beaty has been tearing the cover off the ball, with 5 home runs, 15 runs and 17 RBI’s to go along with a .312 batting average. In that span, Beaty’s WAR is greater than that of Justin Turner in 43 fewer plate appearances, and his strikeout rate is below 15%, something only Alex Verdugo can claim over this span.

But he’s been even better when you shrink the sample size. Since July 1st, Cody Bellinger and A.J. Pollock have been marketed as the best the Dodgers’ offense has to offer with .407 and .406 ISO’s respectively.

Matt Beaty coasts into July 22nd with a team-leading .462 ISO since the beginning of the month. His three home runs in that span have come within the last week of games, and he has tacked three doubles onto that extra-base hit total as well.

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A stretch of hot and cold streaks seem to have defined Beaty’s limited season in the majors. Between June 14th and June 19th, he went 4-16 while going hitless in four of those six games. He turned it on from that point on though and hasn’t really gone cold since.

From June 21st to July 22nd, the month following his short cold spell, Beaty leads the team in doubles with seven while only striking out seven times (tied for the team lead with Corey Seager amongst players with more than 20 AB’s over that span). His triple-slash line: .317/.338/.619.

There are only two real negatives you could draw from Beaty’s hot streak. The obvious one is “Why hasn’t Gavin Lux replaced him on the Major League roster? He’s so hot at Triple-A!”  That’s true obviously. I think that Lux has the makings of a stud-to-be.

But I also believe in Beaty and his innate clutchness and again in his beautiful beard. If the Dodgers know what they’re doing, and if Beaty can stay hot, he better not be going anywhere before the trade deadline.