It seems sabermetrically-oriented pundits and fans ask this question every year after looking at Jarrod Dyson‘s advanced metrics. For the third straight season, Dyson posted WAR (Wins Above Replacement) values over 2.0 in part-time play with the KC Royals. Many people who make this argument simply presume you can pro-rate Dyson’s performance as a part-timer to estimate his full-time value.
This inference is now more tempting than ever with Dyson posting a 3.1 bWAR in 337 plate appearances in 2016. Project that production over a full season, and you’d get a 6.