Quick Look: Matt Olson is crushing the ball

David Richard-USA TODAY SportsIn 2017, Matt Olson burst onto the scene. He slugged 24 home runs in just 216 plate appearances while playing fantastic defense at first base and looked like one of the league’s breakout young stars.

The following season, nobody expected Olson to replicate his Ruthian rookie numbers — his absurd .392 ISO and 41.4% HR/FB rate were just unsustainable — but even baking in some regression, he still looked like a threat to hit 35+ bombs in 2018.

While he did put together a very good 2018 season, it was hard not to see it as something of a disappointment. His slugging percentage dropped almost 200 points, from .651 to .453, and he hit “only” 29 home runs. He went from…