Yoan Moncada continued his hot start to the season with a leadoff home run in Detroit on Friday.
He finished with two hits and a bases-loaded walk in a 7-3 White Sox win.
Moncada’s base numbers are all up this season. He is hitting .325 with a 1.002 OPS and a team-leading six home runs. Beyond that, a deeper look at the numbers show why Moncada’s production is up.
Moncada didn’t show much, if any, improvement in 2018 from 2017. Most of his numbers across the board were similar or slightly worse.
Moncada was patient at the plate, but maybe too patient in his first two seasons with the White Sox.