Seven starts, four home runs, and a .656 Slugging percentage to lead the team—you could make the argument that John McMillon has locked down the starting DH gig.
Hailing from Jasper, Texas, McMillon was a 21st-round selection by the Tampa Bay Rays. He turned down a reported $700k to become a Red Raider. For those unaware of how the MLB “slot-money” system works. That’s third-round pay, despite the late draft position. Generally speaking, 18-year-olds do not turn down the opportunity to make that kind of cash without a belief they can get better.
This leads us to the question of, what exactly is his ceiling?