I’m encouraged that he’s showing a lot more patience this month: his bb% almost doubling, at 10.8%, the 5.9% he posted in August—which was itself a massive upgrade over the June–July nadir (2.7% and 1.2%, respectively). His k% is also down to 13.5% is September—and some of his struggles (.227 AVG, but good on-base and power ISOs) are definitely luck-derived (.255 babip).

He’s going to end up with a solid line, because he was so otherworldly in the first two months (thanks to the fickleness of luck swinging the opposite way)—and he’s obviously bringing a lot of value with the glove—but if you squint you can see building-blocks he can bring into next year.