Keston Hiura is an enigma for sure. His innate ability to barrel the baseball has been evident all throughout his amateur career, and his short flight through the Brewers minor league system and right through his rookie season with the Brewers in 2019. His trajectory was a straight line to hitting glory. What happened to Kestdaddy?
The old saying that still holds true is "The bat plays". That is how the Brewers handled Kestin for the most part. We will find a place in the starting lineup for a guy with this kind of hit tool. Then came 2020. He lost his way at the plate and has never consistently found his confidence or his stroke. It will take a tremendous spring from Kestin to hope to regain the confidence lost in him by his manager but Kestin is young, healthy, an above average runner and a very talented hitter. I feel strongly that if he is released or traded Hiura will find a rebirth and become the hitter every scout that watched him play thought he would become.
Hope springs eternal. Lets hope this spring Kestin recaptures his confidence and his stroke and forces his way into the lineup on a regular basis. Especially against right handed pitching.
