What stats are you looking at? Prior to last season, Gomez had a .357 career slugging percentage. Since then he's at .466. He used to have to bunt frequently to keep his average above .230. Now he rarely bunts, and since the start of last year he's hitting over .260. He's also facing all types of pitching now, and not sitting vs. tough RH. Gomez has always had tremendous tools, which explains why he got to the big leagues so young. Now we're seeing the player people projected him to be. His contract is a steal. plus, his patience looks a lot better this year. He's not walking a ton more, but a little more. And he's not chasing as much. Look at last night. Some of those two strike pitches low and away would have been strikeouts last year, instead he worked two at bats for walks.