After two massively productive series against the Marlins and Cubs, C.J. Cron earned his first NL Player of the Week honors on August 9th. He didn’t stop there, rolling all month long and earning National League Player of the Month for the first time as well.
Cron led all National League hitters in batting average (.387), home runs (11), RBIs (34), SLG (.828), OPS (1.291), total bases (77) and had a wRC+ of 217 for the month. His 34 RBI were nine more than second-place Bryce Harper’s and his on-base percentage of .