April is almost over, meaning it's time to take a deeper dive into the performances we've seen during baseball's first month in an exercise we like to call the all-April All-Stars. It's easy to give too much credence to a player's performance out of the gate, but early struggles could also be a sign of what's to come. In that vein, one aspect of the game I monitor closely during April: which young hitters are adjusting and improving -- and which ones aren't.
As with Lux, let's consider some potential rust involved. But while De La Cruz -- who has been likened to Cruz as a large, physical shortstop -- is doing a better job of taking some walks and improving his plate discipline, Cruz continues to struggle in these key areas with a 36.2% strikeout rate and 6.9% walk rate.Clearly, if you're not a Junior or a Second, you have no shot of being a NL All-Star outfielder. To be honest, not many NL outfielders are tearing it up.
We have to mention Ozuna, who is stuck behind Ohtani on the DH depth chart but has been one of the best hitters of April while leading the majors in RBIs. Like Ohtani, Ozuna has cut down his strikeout rate while continuing to post elite exit velocity metrics -- and that combo is going to produce some monster numbers.has forced India to split his time between second base and DH, but India hasn't hit at either position, struggling with .235 average and just one home run.
He's slowed down at the plate after hitting .417 through his first 10 games and he's made some interesting adjustments from his rookie season, focusing on more contact but, so far, at the expense of a lower hard-hit rate. We'll see if he can find that happy medium ground that will put him on an offensive trajectory closer to Henderson and Witt.His early struggles aren't necessarily a surprise given how bad he was last season .
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