In the game today, there’s a proclivity to equate massive home run totals with being a successful hitter. Some of the biggest names in the game (Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge) gained their stardom by obliterating baseballs on a regular basis. But, despite this misconception, the Chicago Cubs have a lot of truly talented hitters – many of whom aren’t hitting the ball out of the yard.
One of those hitters? Catcher Willson Contreras, who enters Tuesday with a career-worst .434 slugging percentage. Last year, of course, Contreras blasted 21 home runs. He joined five other Cubs teammates who eclipsed the 20-homer mark in 2017, but despite it all, the Cubs struggled in clutch situations.