He wears cleats that look like Pro Wings and he even runs like a man who’d require Velcro shoes. But the way he’s been playing so far in 2018, Ben Zobrist more closely resembles Benny the Jet Rodriguez pickling the Beast in his all-black PF Flyers.
We knew he’d be better than last year if only because he’d gotten over the nagging wrist injury that sapped his bat speed last season, but there’s still the matter of age. Healthy or not, Father Time is a beefy bastard when you’re in your late 30’s and trying to piggyback him around all the time.