When the Rockies traded Raimel Tapia for Randal Grichuk before the season started, one of the reasons speculated by some as to why Colorado would be interested was Grichuk’s batted ball profile as a hitter. For his entire career up to 2022, the righty-hitting outfielder’s plan at the plate could be described in three words: hack, lift, pull. From his first full season in 2015 through 2021, Grichuk was a roughly league-average hitter, with his .245/.293/.475 line generating a 102 wRC+ (2% better than average), and he was almost a metronome in terms of this hitting style.
Randal Grichuk has been a different hitter so far
