Coming into today, Cheslor Cuthbert had been struggling. Only hitting .216/.298/.284, Cuthbert’s wRC+ of 50 was approaching starting pitcher levels of offense. In fact, just last night, I completed an article with the title “It’s probably time for the Cheslor Cuthbert experiment to end soon.” Cuthbert has been very bad over the past two seasons, much worse than most people probably think.
And while that article may still be posted—Cuthbert is what he is at this point—with two swings of the bat today, Cuthbert powered the Royals offense with a pair of home runs and shelved said article for the immediate future.