Tommy Edman has had an incredible start to the season. After three weeks of baseball, Edman has already produced 1.4 fWAR fueled by a 166 wRC+, three early-season homers, and +3 OAA on the season.
There’s a lot about his season that’s wildly unsustainable. That includes his HR/FB rate, which is very high for him and just bizarre considering the 2022 dead ball. And his .181 ISO – isolated power – which is entirely based on that HR rate. And, yes, even his defense probably won’t hold up. He is +7 in DRS so far, which translates to about a +40 pace. That would be one shy of the highest DRS in the stats’ history. Edman earned that Gold Glove award, but no one is confusing him with peak Andrelton…
