Look out, folks, because Kris Bryant is hitting baseballs really hard right now. Going into a big series against the St. Louis Cardinals, Bryant’s hard-hit rate is at its highest since 2016 (ya know, when he was named NL MVP the Cubs won the World Series). And most of that hard-hit contact has come in his last 50 plate appearances.
Bryant’s hard-hit percentage per 25 batted balls (i.e., rolling average) shows that the Cubs slugger is trending up.
Yet, despite the noticeable improvement in hard-hit rate, many of those hard batted balls haven’t fallen for base hits.