Last year, at age 22, Melky hit: .273/.323/.390, 24 2B, 8 3B, 8HR.
PECOTA projected him to hit (50th percentile): .276/.336/.406, 23 2B, 8 3B, 8 HR.
He's on pace to hit: .293/.363/.485, 24 2B, 0 3B, 30 HR.
At the same number of career ABs (but at age 25), Bernie hit: .289/.384/.453; this was a huge improvement on his previous season (.268/.333/.400).
Are we seeing a comparable step forward from the Melk Man? Or is he playing so far over his head that he's due for another atrocious month (see, April and September 2007). Or is Melky really having a breakout year?
What do you think?
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