Originally Posted by
jpx7
I've been a doubter of his bat, but I've been very pleasantly surprised with not only his second-half production, but also just how solidly he's been hitting balls (many more line-drives and a lot fewer weak grounders).
I still wish his offensive game were less batting-average-dependent, especially considering his speed hasn't really translated to large stolen-base totals. But he's seemingly made some progress reaching base without a hit (the .064 isoOBP in 2016 is far better than his first two seasons), and if he can improve that further and/or collect a few more XBH, I do think he can be a long-term answer in CF for the Braves, given what he brings with the glove.
Still, unless a substantial discount can be had, I'm with others arguing for another year before extenting.