Are we really going to do that just eight games and 33 plate appearances into Trout’s season? Hell yes. Is that probably too early to draw meaningful conclusions? Almost certainly. Does that mean it isn’t interesting? Definitely not.
We’re talking about Mike Trout here. He’s the best player in the world and the fact that he might actually have a weakness is utterly fascinating. In other words, take your small sample size caveat and shove it. I get it. I’m aware of it, but we’re going to look at this anyway. Just because information isn’t completely conclusive doesn’t mean that it is without value.