Gavin Lux kicked his feet up on the railing of the visitors' dugout at San Diego's Petco Park this past weekend and leaned back, looking across a quiet pregame scene.
The Dodgers infielder was comfortable in his surroundings the way he has been for most of this season, increasingly encouraged again in his brimming future.
But in this moment, Lux was also more reserved, reflective, trying to reconcile a roller coaster start to his big league career.