I know I'm getting up there in age but I could have sworn he was in the majors last year.
Edit- Just checked and yea, 13 games last season. Even played some outfield last year.
I'm not trying to put to much weight to his 2018 performance but I do think it is fair to say that the uptick in velocity was pretty key to his success. I think fans tend to undervalue velocity, maybe they find the idea of a crafty guy painting the corners as being more appealing?
Folks say that college bats are more of a sure thing but look at Spencer Torkelson.
I'm not calling the guy a bust, he's in the majors, but he's not a generational hitter by any stretch of the imagination.