Thomas Harding has the scoop on Nolan Arenado’s growing list of bruises, aches, and pains that may or may not correlate with the All-Star third baseman’s recent stretch of tough baseball. As Harding points out, Nolan was slashing .330/.381/.602 through June 11th with 17 home runs and a 132 wRC+. The next day, Cole Hamels beaned Arenado with a pitch, and since then he has hit just .254/.351/.439 with five home runs and a 88 wRC+.
There have been many other instances of Nolan getting dinged up in some way, shape, or form since then, and the pain is piling up.