Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo is not having a strong start, but he should see improvement.
Rizzo has displayed an odd change in skills, possibly brought on by adjustments to his swing. As our Chris Towers explained, Rizzo's strikeout and fly ball rates are up. Although this usually leads to lower batting averages on balls in play, Rizzo's .167 BABIP rate is among the league's worst this year.
Rizzo's hitting will improve, but the strikeouts will limit his average. He could rebound to hit around .250 but might add enough power to offset the batting average decline. Fantasy owners shouldn't give up on him.