This is a great take. Thanks for going into this. I agree ST numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, but as you said, bad numbers, especially for a player without much MLB history to lean back on, can definitely sink a player, as it did with Lopez. The changes in K rate in 2020 and this Spring have been alarming, and I do think playing everyday in Omaha and trying to figure it out is the best course of action. The glove is ready, and we know he can be a backup infielder, but he needs to find that ability to get on base again that made him so valuable. Hopefully so work in extended Spring Training and in Omaha, with the pressure now off of him, can help him reconnect with what made him successful prior to 2019.
This is a great take. Thanks for going into this. I agree ST numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, but as you said, bad numbers, especially for a player without much MLB history to lean back on, can definitely sink a player, as it did with Lopez. The changes in K rate in 2020 and this Spring have been alarming, and I do think playing everyday in Omaha and trying to figure it out is the best course of action. The glove is ready, and we know he can be a backup infielder, but he needs to find that ability to get on base again that made him so valuable. Hopefully so work in extended Spring Training and in Omaha, with the pressure now off of him, can help him reconnect with what made him successful prior to 2019.