It’s always been a secret pleasure of mine to watch baseball projections fall flat. This is what Fanraphs said about Jose Altuve’s prospects going into 2019.
“While a knee injury seems to have ruined Altuve’s season, it was on the decline before it happened. Don’t be surprised if his home runs and stolen bases are in the teens going forward.”
It’s still a young season, but in 14 games Jose Altuve already has six home runs, which ties him for third in the AL, and his 0.8 WAR is tied for eighth.
In the last four games he has five home runs, including the only grand slam in his career.