Our Eye on Baseball blogger Mike Axisa took a look at Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo's production, after ESPN.com reported the team has made alterations to his swing.
According to the report, Rizzo appears to be generating more of an uppercut on his swing, resulting in a big increase in fly balls and power, but also more weak pop-ups and strikeouts. The numbers bear that out, and Axisa's analysis is worth a look. Rizzo's strikeout rate, flyball rate and infield pop-up rate have increased this season, a possible side effect of the new approach that has led him to six home runs and 14 RBI in 18 games.
Cubs manager Dale Sveum hinted a few days ago that the team could consider sending Rizzo to Triple-A to work on some things, so Fantasy owners might want to keep an eye on this situation.