It might seem controversial to say Scott Schebler is an above-average Major League Baseball player. I don’t mean he projects to be above-average next year, or something; I mean he’s above-average now. And has been. Recently we’ve seen comments from many on Twitter and on the hallowed pages of Redleg Nation calling for Schebler to be benched or demoted. I’m here to say that is poppycock (even if those comments came before Schebler’s current hot streak).
Consider the following chart. This is Schebler’s career batting line broken up by season.
Notice he’s played 124 games (as of Monday afternoon) and amassed 413 plate appearances.