Our collective expectations for DJ LeMahieu may be a bit skewed. We saw what is likely the very best of him during his first two seasons in New York. He set extremely high standards, especially in departments in which he hadn’t delivered much in his career. 2019 and 2020 saw LeMahieu make massive jumps in regard to his power numbers, and as a result, his overall offensive performance. For the most part, he has always been at least good, and there’s no reason to think that won’t continue. But, it may be unfair to expect top three MVP finishes or slugging percentages close to .
DJ LeMahieu isn’t hitting offspeed pitches, or his lofty expectations
