Earlier this season, I wrote about how frequently Albert Almora Jr. was grounding out. At one point in April, over 70% of balls he put in play were on the ground. But after Cubs Insider editor-in-chief Evan Altman wrote about Almora’s mechanical changes, I wanted to look at the results to see what effect the swing adjustments have had.
His ground ball rate has dropped from 60.7% in April to 56% in May, which is still significantly higher than his 51% rate during the 2018 season.