Schwarber is one of those really interesting dudes where the old school and the new school butt heads. There’s a lot to like in his numbers this year - walk rate up significantly, power is around where it normally is, as is his K rate. His BABIP is .174, which is probably unsustainably low, especially without the shift, which shows up in his “expected“ batting average, which is 50 points higher than his actual average.
On the flip side, it’s easy to look at a .177 batting average and 18 of 42 hits being HRs while on pace for pushing 200 Ks and think “woof”. On the whole, his wRC+ currently sits at 107, which puts him roughly 7% better overall than the average hitter - which is very much due to his willingness to take walks while waiting for pitchers to make mistakes, which he can crush over the fence.
