Jason Heyward is currently batting .277 with a .349 wOBA and 120 wRC+, all of which easily surpass his best numbers as a Cub. The improvement has come because he’s finally hitting the pitch that used to beat him: The fastball.
Remember when Heyward smacked a homer off of Jake Arrieta in the 2015 NLDS? I do. Heyward took a mid-90’s tailing fastball on the outside portion of the plate deep to Wrigley’s left field bleachers. When the Cubs signed him that winter, I couldn’t stop thinking about that homer. I thought the eventual World Series champion Cubs were signing a hitter who could take fastballs to all parts of the diamond.