I mean none of this surprises me. He's still a young player that is making adjustments as teams are getting a book on him. He's gonna sink or swim depending on how he responds.
I definitely think that's a component of it. But it also matters that instead of Bellinger and Seiya up there you have a slumping high strikeout Busch, high strikeout Dansby and Slappy McSlapperson up.
At the time of draft? I'd say Luck is the only one clearly on a higher tier then you have guys like Lawrence and Burrow in the same range as Caleb. I may be forgetting some names.