The sudden downfall of Kest-daddy before his career even really began was always one of the biggest mysteries to me.
I don’t think people fully remember how good his bat was for us in 2019. A .938 OPS as a middle infielder? For a rookie? Phenomenal. Granted his glove was always very suspect, but it was never really in question that he would hit. Until he didn’t. Things got bad, and then they got worse.
So what the heck happened to him? It’s not like he was just some fluke prospect, he was a highly regarded first round talent. And even though it wasn’t long sustained success, it was 350 plate appearances. So it’s not like it was just some flukey stretch.
So MLB pitchers just figured out the book on him after 350 plate appearances and he couldn’t adjust? That’s it?