I agree with
@Daniel_Son. Franchy and Refsnyder aren't really comparable here. There's nothing in Refsynder's career that I'm aware of to suggest a breakout, and like
@cantor44 mentioned he's 31 and it's rare for hitters to make major advances at that point. But still, one can hope.
Franchy on the other hand has always had elite skills that have been held back by too many strikeouts and poor contact. This year he has cut his K rate significantly, and no
@cantor44, it's not too small of a sample size to suggest that change is real. Breaking out at 27 is certainly late-bloomer territory but hardly unheard of. It takes only 60 plate appearances for strikeout rate to stabilize, and Franchy has nearly three times that number. If Franchy really has cut his K rate by 10% and added 2.5% to his BB rate, there's every reason to believe that his breakout is real. So far his batted ball results have really lagged what they should have produced, but even if that difference is "real" and not just due to luck then Franchy has still broken out in a meaningful way. Franchy is a 2-3 win player this season, which is really valuable considering how cheap he is. And there's still a lot of room for upside.