Fun with Small Samples: Jason Heyward Trending Up in a Big Way

This one resulted in an out, but Jason Heyward has been making better contact lately.Hey, Cubs Insider readers, I’m gonna let you in on a little secret here. I don’t want the other blogs to hear it and steal my analysis, though, so you’ve got to lean in really close. Closer. Just a liiiitle closer…

JASON HEYWARD HAS BEEN REALLY BAD AT THE PLATE THIS SEASON.

Shoot, I think I might have written that too loudly. Oh well, I’m sure someone else out there is smart enough to have figured that out too. Heyward wasn’t given that big contract for his bat alone, but his offensive production has been really disappointing nonetheless. And that’s not just fans; J-Hey himself has been noticeably frustrated…