Yeah, I mean the bat ceiling is definitely the thing that gives Blaze value. Just thought it was of note that he may have raised his defensive floor/ceiling last year.I agree with you here, but that's because I see more bat ceiling. He's a corner who hasn't shown great power yet, so I also understand the ranking being low.
For breakout candidates, I'm in camp Mikey. I'll throw Anderson's name out there too, just as a wishcasting exercise.
It wasn't like an amazing end to the season, but from July 13th on, AA had a 110 wRC+ in his final 154 PAs (18.8% k), up from a 70 wRC+ in his first 274 PAs (28.4% k). The 21 errors in 90 games & 3 steals in 7 attempts are still a bit concerning, but good to see him figuring some things out.
Compare, for example, to Nazzan, who is a month older, & went in the opposite direction:
Through July 12th: 165 PAs, 111 wRC+, 40% k
July 13th on: 180 PAs, 40 wRC+, 47.2% k
I mean, I guess it's impressive that Nazzan could put up a 111 wRC+ for half a season while striking out 40% of the time? Nazzan had 26 errors in 53 games in the field (24 in 48 at SS & 2 in 5 at 2B)...