A year and a half ago, I wrote an article about Adalberto Mondesi where I stated that it was time to lower expectations around him. I published it on August 24, 2020, when Mondesi was triple slashing a cool .212/.234/.279 and was striking out in about a third of his plate appearances. This, after a down year filled with injuries and subpar offensive production. I closed it out with this paragraph:
In other words, for Mondesi to be a star, he needs to exhibit skills he never has in his professional baseball career, skills that cannot be helped by his athleticism or a determined work ethic.