ATLANTA — At his worst over his first couple major league years, Trevor Story was a tradeoff the Rockies were willing to take: A gifted and fleet-footed shortstop with clear and raw power, despite the alarming strikeout totals and middling average that came with.
But the 2018 version has seen a marked change in the 25-year-old’s approach and his maturation in the box, most notably via a .291 average that sits well above the .239 mark he finished with in his first full campaign in 2017.
“I take a lot of pride in that,” Story said. “Last year, my average certainly wasn’t where I wanted it, but it’s been a lot of hard work learning from guys that are in this clubhouse and that’s been big for me, as has learning from myself and what I did last year.