Sometimes, it doesn’t take long to recognize what a player is going to bring to the table in a given season. We recognized Matthew Boyd’s whiff-happy ways early on — who couldn’t after those first two starts?! — and identified a few measurable changes in what he has brought to the table in 2019. Whether he maintains that 2.60 ERA (or thereabouts) for most of the season remains to be seen, but I think it’s safe to say Boyd will continue to rack up plenty of whiffs and strikeouts throughout the season.
Others are a bit tougher to identify.