Indeed it can -- and because only 12 at-bats are being dissected, we could examine all the plate appearances. I did that during a dull moment yesterday, and concluded that pitchers are mostly still working Devers low and outside. In several at-bats Devers swung at the 2nd or 3rd pitch, and grounded out. Pitchers had the best results by changing speeds (sinker, followed by splitter; or vice versa). Shields and Pelfrey both gave Devers some problems.
Whiff rates remain low, but one swinging strikeout came on a pitch up and in. The other strikeout was looking.
Devers had problems against Rodon, but he wasn't alone -- Rodon tallied 11 K's. In his first at-bat, Devers missed a 95 mph fastball for strike 3.
In the second at-bat, Devers singled on an outside slider, pulling it to right-centerfield.
In the third at-bat, Devers grounds out on an outside slider.
In his fourth at-bat, Devers strikes out against Tyler Clippard: two changeups off the plate away, followed by a fastball up and in.
Rather than posting the other 7 at-bats, I think we can extend our generalizations a little bit further from the first 37 at-bats.
1) Devers' power didn't go away just because he hasn't hit his fourth home run yet.
2) Devers will take a walk, and doesn't chase really bad pitches.
3) Devers is not all oppo, all the time -- he can pull the ball.
4) Devers is not perfect.