Give a man a fish, they say, and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish, and you feed him for life. Trying to decipher the meaning of MLB’s April stats is similar. Provide your opinion on whether Jarred Kelenic is finally breaking out, and you’ll satisfy a fan for today. But teach that fan to monitor the most revealing numbers, and they can check on Kelenic’s impending breakout every year.
I kid, I kid — mostly. The Seattle Mariners’ highly scrutinized outfielder is one of this season’s early leaderboard standouts. Through 17 games, he’s batting .