Kazuma Okamoto made Baseball America's All-Rookie Team on Tuesday, but MLB Pipeline only gave the Blue Jays slugger a second-team nod.

Pipeline went with the Tigers' Kevin McGonigle at third base instead. Two outlets, two different answers at the same position.

Either way, Toronto got what it paid for. Okamoto signed a four-year, $60 million deal after a Nippon Professional Baseball career that included six seasons of 30-plus homers.

The power translated right away. In 156 games, he drove in 92 runs, leading the Blue Jays in both homers and RBIs.

The average sat at .232, and the strikeouts piled up to 183. That's the trade-off with this kind of bat.

The big question before he signed was premium velocity. He answered it by catching up to the fastball and punishing it.

A rookie led a lineup that hit the fewest homers in baseball

Here's the uncomfortable part. Toronto finished last in the majors in home runs, and its biggest power source was a first-year import.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit just nine homers. George Springer regressed, and Anthony Santander missed the season with a torn labrum.

Addison Barger played only nine games. The Jays ranked among the most injured teams in the league, and it showed in a 79-83 finish at the bottom of the AL East.

A rookie carrying a lineup with a payroll this size is an indictment of the whole roster. Okamoto did his job, and too many others didn't.

He was the new hire who hit every target while half the senior staff called in sick. The office still missed its numbers.

He started 139 games at third base, 10 at first and just three at DH. That mix could shift in 2027.

If Toronto trusts Santander in the outfield, the right-handed slugger could see more DH time on days the club wants to give him a breather.

The glove gives the front office another reason to think about it. He finished his rookie year at -2 FRV across 1,228 innings at third.

Will the split All-Rookie verdict matter when the AL Rookie of the Year is announced later this year? He'll be in that conversation regardless.

The bigger test comes next spring. A second season with a healthy lineup around him would finally show what this bat looks like when it isn't carrying the whole load.