Carlos Gomez has always tantalized fans and scouts alike with his rare combination of size and speed.
And now, in 2012, the 26-year-old center fielder finally seems to be finding consistency, too. The Brewers are playing better baseball because of it.
Gomez entered Friday's action with a .351 average in his last 10 games, a span in which he also had a .757 slugging percentage.
"He's a vibrant young man, he plays hard, and he goes 100-percent all the time," said FOX Sports Wisconsin analyst Jerry Augustine of Gomez.
"It's really nice to see him mature."
Gomez's batting average has spiked nearly 20 points since mid-July, and he is currently hitting .257, with nine home runs and 20 stolen bases. He turned in another two-hit performance Friday, in a loss to St. Louis.
He was largely inconsistent with the Minnesota Twins in 2008-09, but the man they call "Go-Go" seems to have hit his stride. Last Sunday, Gomez had a double, homer and two RBI against the Nationals, and he's been getting a bigger share of the starts in his platoon with Nyjer Morgan.
Gomez's nine homers this season already represent a career high.
The Brewers are scoring at an improved rate lately, and Gomez -- who entered the weekend with 13 runs scored in his previous 10 games -- has been a key contributor.
Speed has always been Gomez's biggest asset, as his 113 career stolen bases attest to, but he has also started to display power befitting a man with an imposing 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame.
"He has a unique ability," Augustine said of Gomez. "It's nice to see him find that comfort level. And, I tell you what -- it's sure paying off for the Brewers."
