DJ Stewart. Oh, DJ Stewart. In 2015 he was a first-round draft pick out of Florida State with plenty of pop, the ability to hit for average, and more stolen bases than you’d expect. In 2021 he is an accident-prone fourth outfielder with below-average power and way too many strikeouts.
It was supposed to be a big year for Stewart. With the Trey Mancini and Ryan Mountcastle experiments in the outfield ending and Austin Hays and Anthony Santander both missing time due to injury, there was room for the fourth-year outfielder to show his stuff. With only 92 games of MLB experience in three years, the stocky lefty still felt like a “too soon to say” prospect coming into this season.