Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
May Stats: 1.123 OPS, .333 ISO, 9 home runs, 24 RBI, good for a 189 wRC+ in 108 plate appearances
Rizzo put together a good year in 2018, but a slow start put a damper on his overall stats. That hasn’t happened this year — he had a solid first month followed by an even better second month. He’s posted 2.3 fWAR with 15 homers and 42 RBI through 232 total plate appearances. In 665 trips to the plate last year, he produced 2.9 fWAR with 25 home runs and 101 RBI.
Anthony Rizzo broke the Budweiser sign with that bomb! 💣
It's a tie ballgame. STREAM the rest at https://t.co/UIstQcPzpP pic.twitter.com/PFyg1Q7F0f
— Cubs Talk (@NBCSCubs) May 23, 2019
The first baseman has actually gotten more selective in the strike zone. After posting a 67.9% swing rate on strikes in 2018, that number is down at 60.7% in 2019. The result has been him making hard contact much more often, evidenced by a 43.6% hard-hit rate (34.1% last year).
He’s also really enjoyed hitting at Wrigley Field — in just about the same number of plate appearances, he’s posted a 187 wRC+, 1.105 OPS, and .320 ISO at home, compared to a 124 wRC+, .854 OPS, and .266 ISO on the road.
Those numbers are still really good but just on another level when the Cubs are at the friendly confines.
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