Mehar wrote:Varsho had a very good couple of weeks in April of 2023, and then he was terrible hitting wise for the next 5 months. Someone called him a "Mini Mike Trout" in April of last year, and people like Randle were singing his praises in April of 2023.
Hitting 2 home runs today was great, but let's see how he does the rest of the way over the course of a 162 MLB season. We already seen what Varsho did in 155 Games and 527 AT Bats in 2023. Hopefully 2024 is a different one for him, and I would be the first to say so if it is.
Varsho had a 108 wRC+ in his last 203 plate appearances in 2023, so he wasn't terrible for 5 months. He actually finished the season quite strong. Prior to 2023, he had a 102 wRC+ in 1022 plate appearances, so the last two plus months of 2023 were far more similar to what he was prior to the trade than his first half 2023 numbers (which were awful). Obviously if Varsho was starting in CF everyday rather than LF, then he'd provide much more value to the club. I suspect he'll play a bunch at CF regardless this season, and it wouldn't surprise me if Kiermaier regresses to the point where he's slowly shifted into a backup role as the season progresses.