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Attempting to read minds is a fools errand - (but it's one I feel qualified to run ... :-)
Saying he is accepting his fate IS too strong a line.
A more accurate description of my position is that I don't see evidence (in his stat line) that he's naturally atuned to adjustment.  I get the sense from the stats combined with the massively positive scouting reports on him that actually making those adjustments to become a star MLB player are beyond his ken. 
That said - I completely get that this year is a bad read due to his dad dying. 
The generic point I was really making is that everyone has their own favorites to succeed and flop - but the answers are only known looking backward.  If Smoak hits .900 and Carp hits .690 ... the end result is no different than Carp hitting .900 and Smoak hitting .690.