One of the many quotes attributed to former Yankees great Yogi Berra addresses the inherent unpredictability of baseball: “In baseball, you don’t know nothing.”
Or, put another way: you can’t predict ball. The day-in, day-out nature of a baseball season produces unpredictable surprises on a near routine level. Much more difficult, though, is defying the odds for six straight months. The 2021 campaign saw plenty of standout seasons that few could have seen coming, but which of them have repeat potential in 2022?
That’s the question I’ll try to answer for five surprise performers from a year ago.