Cubs Insider · May 18, 2021
Tuesday Trends: Cubs Can’t Help but Hover Around .500
After a little bit of a break, Tuesday Trends is back. I hope you’ll forgive me for my absence, Dear Reader, as I was on paternity leave. The Cubs, like parenting, have come with some ups and downs and there have certainly been a lot of those over the past week.
As the team continues to hover around .500, individual performances have ebbed and flowed. Let’s take a look.
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Kris Bryant‘s return to MVP form: If you’re one of those people that think Bryant “left,” it’s fair to say at this point that he’s back. Per FanGraphs, Bryant has already been worth 2.0 fWAR, a gaudy total to accumulate in under 40 games. His 175 wRC+ would be the best mark of his career.