Since the start of 2016, no third baseman (min. 1,000 PA) has had better offensive production than Donaldson’s 148 wRC+ or .392 wOBA, and during that stretch his 15.3% walk rate is second to only Matt Carpenter. His .264 ISO is second to only Nolan Arenado (who plays in Coors).
Even more remarkable is that these cumulative stats include a period of injury. It’s for that reason that 2018 was the first season since 2013 that Donaldson put up less than five wins above replacement.
Josh Donaldson is a former AL MVP, three time All-Star, two time Silver Slugger, and he’s entering his age-33 season as a free agent after spending time with the Cleveland Indians via trade last season — a trade that pissed off a lot of playoff bound teams (TL;DR — the rules state a traded player must be active within 72 hours, but the Indians stashed Donaldson on the Disabled List claiming a “new” calf injury until 10 days after the trade deadline).