I believe I stated it's a combination of the eye test(not allowed, I get it) and his .138 babip will likely rise. He was top 10% in barrels last year. He had good exit velocity last year. Has he sacrificed power to lower his K rate or is he swinging at good pitches and he just hasn't hit them yet? You want to define things with stats, but you also know the sample size isn't large enough to conclude anything. He could just be the same old hitter. I think he's an improved version of last year.
I know you nerds can only look at stats. I like Rowdy's swing.