Originally Posted by
clvclv
"The opposite of what you're arguing"?
Please explain. K-Rates only matter when???
If the argument is that Riley's not ready based on that particular stat, Baez was (and is) just as bad. High BABIPs, plenty of contact and hard-hit balls. Baez posted a .346 OBP and .344 ISO (180 wRC+) in 54 2013 AA games with a 28.8% K-Rate at an older age than Riley's .394 OBP and .343 ISO (162 wRC+) in 27 2018 games at the same level with a 25.7% K-Rate.
Other than cherry-picking to make a point, why should Riley be viewed differently?
Pick a stat and contain the argument to that - you guys pick one and then expand it to any of a thousand others.