.136/.224/.182. That was the stat line for Tyler Stephenson on May 3rd, 2016. He hadn’t played in nearly two weeks at that point, finding himself on the disabled list as he recovered from a concussion. The overall line was not good, but he had five walks and 11 strikeouts in that time. A .182 batting average on balls in play was killing his production. His season ran into problems when he returned, playing two weeks before injuring his wrist that eventually would lead to multiple DL trips and surgery.
Fast forward a year to the day and Tyler Stephenson finds himself back with the Dayton Dragons.