No other player in baseball has gone first-to-third on singles more frequently than Kris Bryant. His elite baserunning skills have been evident since he entered the league, but they’re even more important than ever for a team that has struggled get runners in scoring position and then push them across the plate.
Adam Eaton, Marcell Ozuna, and even Javy Báez — all of whom are noted as top-tier base runners — have fewer than the 14 first-to-third sprints Bryant has made in 2019. The only other player with as many is Xander Bogaerts of the Red Sox.