Let me tell you about a baseball player named Chris Shelton. If you have never heard of Shelton, you are not alone. His career only spanned parts of 5 big league seasons, and he ended up playing in 299 games while amassing 3.3 fWAR. He is both forgettable and a good representation of why early season returns are just as important as mid or late season, but nothing to get too wrapped up in.
In 2005 Shelton put up a pretty solid season. He played in 107 games as a 25 year old and put up a slash line of .