. . .he struck out 103 times in 271 at bats. That's 5 times for every 13 at bats.
In a full major league season, most guys get around 550 at bats. This ratio would make it 209 K's in a season. That would be the 6th worst of all time.
He had 6 HR's and 36 RBI. So this extrapolates, as above, to <12 home runs with 72 RBI. He also only walked 22 times, or 44 times to 209 strikes outs. Nearly 5 K's for every BB.
Guys who struck out more than 200 times were guys like Mark Reynolds who had 223 K's, but hit 44 HR and 102 RBI. Or Aaron Judge who struck out 208 times but had 52 homers and 127 RBI. Or, Adam Dunn who struck out 222 times but had 44 homers and 96 RBI for a bad White Sox team. He also walked 105 times.
There are guys like Chris Davis and Chris Carter who struck out a ton and didn't have huge numbers in HR's or RBI, but a lot better than 12 and 72.
Fact is, he is likely taking the spot of someone in AA that actually has a chance to have a career in the bigs.
Given his "toolness" it's hard for me to get past the fact that this is an entitled brat getting his way, even though he's not good enough.
Your assessment of athleticism and mine differ greatly.
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