and yet you can't get beyond the numbers. Common sense would say that something like that would effect a guy, but it's hard to determine to what degree. Still, you ignore his major league numbers as a fluke. Granted we're talking about 135 plate appearances, but they are the most recent plate appearances and the ones at the highest level. Looking 2 years back and writing a guy off given the circumstances seems ridiculous.
This team is literally littered with guys you could go off on. How about Brito, or Drury..lol. I have no idea what Rowdy is as a major league player, but he's a first year player making peanuts. When he stands next to Smoak, Smoak looks small. I'm going to give Rowdy a little latitude to see what he becomes. His power is every bit as legit as some of the best power guys in the game. There aren't a lot of guys who have the ability to hit a ball with an exit velocity north of 115.