Chad (@ChadYoung) takes you through a list of hitters whose overall season wOBA is at least .020 points better or worse than what they have done since May 1. For some of these guys, a rough April is hiding a pretty solid season; for others, a great April (or even a great 10 days) is making an unimpressive season look good. Either way, you'll want to think twice about how you interpret the season-long lines from J.D. Martinez, Avisail Garcia, Ryan Mountcastle, and others.
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Timestamps
2:58 - The ten players whose wOBA since May 1 is the furthest below their season-long line.
4:22 - The decline of Nick Solak
7:37 - He makes this list, but that's no reason to worry about with Ronald Acuna, Jr.
8:16 - Carson Kelly is being carried by a hot start
10:50 - 10 Great Days and a Season of Mediocrity: The J.D. Martinez Story
15:45 - Fading Jazz Chisholm
18:56 - What do we make of Omar Narvaez?
20:45 - A few others in the top 20 - Kris Bryant, Brandon Nimmo, Buster Posey, Ketel Marte
21:34 - The 14 hitters whose season-long line is dragged down the most by a bad April
23:20 - Willy Adames escapes Tampa
24:41 - Looking for opportunities to buy low on Ryan Mountcastle
27:10 - Platoon catcher gold in Elias Diaz
29:03 - Paul Goldschmidt is still a star
31:34 - Jorge Polanco breaks out again
33:32 - A big season from Kyle Schwarber is even better than his season-long line suggests
33:50 - Chad waited too long to admit that Avisail Garcia is good
34:48 - Is it time to bail on Rowdy Tellez?
36:55 - Is it time to buy back in on Gavin Lux?
38:58 - Ian Happ turns his season around
41:35 - A few others who you won't want to ignore - Josh Bell, Francisco Lindor, Lourdes Gurriel, Jr., Marcus Semien
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