1. SS Trevor Story – COL
That’s right, Story’s opening week was unforgettable and historic in ways, but by the time May is here he will have cooled substantially. Think Joc Pederson circa August of 2015. Story’s six-game line of seven home runs, 12 RBI and a .333 average quickly made fans put memories of Troy Tulowitzki behind them.
However, while Story leads the league in home runs, he also leads MLB in strikeouts with 17. He has hit only .235 in week two, or his last four games. What’s more disturbing about Story right now than Pederson at this time last year is that Story has only two walks through his first 44 at-bats. In Pederson’s first 44 ABs last season, he had earned 12 free passes.
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Pederson may embody the three true outcomes of hitting, and thats certainly better than two outcomes — striking out or going yard. Story can’t swing for the fences in every at-bat. It won’t work, especially on the road away from Coors Field. He needs to learn to be a situational hitter and not a hero every time he steps in the batter’s box.