A recurring shoulder injury forced Kris Bryant to miss 51 games over the course of two separate DL stints (amidst a litany of other small injuries). Though he returned to the Chicago Cubs lineup in September, he was merely a shell of the hitter fans watched the last three years.
Bryant hit just two home runs in September, en route to a .776 OPS in the month, both paltry statistics for a slugger of his caliber. He also struggled to keep up with fastballs up in the zone, striking out in 33 percent of his plate appearances in the final month.