"I think Jon is just starting to figure it out in a lot of ways," Showalter said. "The thing I like about him is he is very humble and he doesn't take anything for granted. He is going to be as good as he is capable of being. As long as he keeps defending the way he defends, he'll get a chance to be as good as he is capable of being."
Schoop has hit 14 homers in 69 games in his second big league season, a much better ratio than his rookie year, in which he he hit 16 homers in 137 games in 2014.