Juan Lagares is smoking the ball for Las Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League.
Last night, Lagares extended his hitting streak to seven straight games going 2-for-4 to raise his batting average to an even .400 in 60 at-bats with 24 hits, seven runs scored, eight runs batted in and a .853 OPS.
The Dominican native has hit in 12 of his last 13 games and has an incredible ten hits in his last twenty at-bats.
Lagares is batting third in the lineup and it seems to suit him well as he continues to drive the ball to all fields, make solid contact, and produce runs.
The Mets have said they are very comfortable with Lagares as their everyday center fielder and some in the organization expect him to have a breakthrough season in 2014.
