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What has gotten into Willson Contreras?

Bleed Cubbie Blue | April 30, 2019

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Just like every other Cubs player not named Javier Baez or Anthony Rizzo, Willson Contreras’s offensive production plummeted after the all-star break. Prior to the Midsummer Classic, Contreras was slashing .279/.368/.449, worth a wRC+ of 123. After the break, Contreras would go on to post a .200/.291/.294 line over 180 at-bats, amounting to a paltry 62 wRC+.

Contreras’s batted ball statistics from each half of the 2018 season are below.

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Contreras’s pre All-Star break batted ball statistics
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Contreras’s post All-Star break batted ball statistics

There are a couple discernible statistics that help paint the picture of Contreras’s second half struggle.

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