After a slow start to the 2016 campaign, which saw Nationals’ third baseman Anthony Rendon put up a .218/.293/.308 line with six doubles and two home runs over the first 33 games and 147 plate appearances, Washington’s 2011 1st-round pick turned it on.
Over the 123 games and 500 PAs that followed, Rendon put up a .286/.364/.493 line, with 32 doubles and 18 HRs after May 10th. He finished the season at 4.7 fWAR.
Dusty Baker told reporters late this season, that on offense and defense, it’s all about Rendon’s hands.
“His hands are unbelievable,” Baker said.