After a season that started off with so much promise, Jason Heyward‘s 2019 campaign has taken a turn for the worst over the last several months. His wRC+, which once sat somewhat comfortably above the 100 (the default for a league-average hitter), has fallen steadily since June and now sits at 95 as of this writing
While Heyward’s July was weaker than the months leading up to it, the precipitous slide in which he currently finds himself really began in August. In that month, Heyward posted a putrid .587 OPS with a 57 wRC+, numbers that still represent huge improvements on the .