Rafaela consistently SUCKED at the end of last year. From Aug 1 to the end of the year his OPS was .622. That is a long time period. There was no gradual improvement except in your mind. This year he is up to .781, and it started ABRUPTLY at the beginning of this year. For the first two months he improved his OPS by nearly 100 points.
Therefore, I will continue to point out his contributions, as I do with every Flops player, when appropriate and criticize him and anyone else when they screw up. Balanced and fair. But by all means, keep whining! You seem to enjoy it so much. I would not want to deprive you of your joy.