Do you think the bobbles he's been prone to are temporary? Just clumped together in an unfortunate grouping?
Good on bases. Solid defense verging on good in CF. Bat may actually end up being decent if below average in CF.
To me, that is an easy starter on this team and a guy who may stick around for years to come as a 4th OF on a winning team. I was hoping he'd end up as a right handed Andrew Stevenson but his bat is already better than Stevenson's ever was and the new rules reward players who are good on the bases.
Assuming teams don't find a massive hole in his swing that relegates him to the Mendoza line, Jacob Young is such a positive development for the Nationals. Not every prospect can be James Wood. Winning teams need to find bit players like this. The Nats in 2010's had so many players who came up and did a small job: Lombardozzi, Difo, Goodwin, Tyler Moore, Stevenson. Couldn't have them start every night, but they filled holes and kept the Nats from having to go find some veteran whose contract kept them around more than production.
Really happy with this kid.
