Josh Donaldson has the kind of intense personality that generates allegory. Before he became a star, Jonny Gomes talked about how Donaldson would be a star because, on top of his physical talent, he was relentless about getting better. He asked questions, Gomes said, and he listened, and adjusted and adapted.
After the Oakland Athletics shifted Donaldson from catcher to third base, a rival evaluator who saw Donaldson's first days at the position thought he wouldn't last. The improvements he had to make, the evaluator decided, couldn't happen at a position that requires such a high degree of skill and timing.