Wyatt Langford’s Rookie Learning Curve Is Baseball’s New Normal
In the years leading up to 2020, 24-and-under debut hitters ran parallel or ahead of the overall MLB OPS in their first 50 games, on average. But that trendline has dropped precipitously since. This year, those prospect-age rookies have lagged more than 50 points behind the MLB average OPS, which stands at .713, in their first 50 games.