Jason Heyward got off to a torrid start, hitting .309 with five homers in the first month of play while propelling an otherwise struggling Chicago Cubs lineup. What was even more encouraging than the numbers, however, was the approach at the plate.
Since arriving in Chicago, Heyward had garnered a reputation as “Mr. 4-3,” routinely sending weak ground balls to the pull side. Yet this season he was driving the ball to all fields, including multiple opposite-field homers against the Milwaukee Brewers in early April.
But as the weather has slowly begun to grow warmer, Heyward has gotten colder at this dish.