A reality check for Ender Inciarte

Ender Inciarte is good at baseball. The 27-year-old center fielder is a two-time Gold Glove winner (and deservedly so, unlike several players who have been past recipients) that was selected to the 2017 All-Star Game. Inciarte also posted a 200-hit season (not a small feat) in 2017 and, in an Atlanta Braves uniform over two-plus seasons, has been worth more than six wins according to both FanGraphs and Baseball-Reference.

However, the 2018 campaign is not off to a blazing start for Inciarte and, as a result, the backlash has seemingly arrived. Just a few months ago, Inciarte was a beloved figure in Braves Country, appeasing traditional and casual fans with a .298 batting average over two…