You would think that a guy who won the National League MVP award in 2019 would do everything he could to not change a single thing. But that has not been the case for the Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger in 2020. The superstar outfielder has made a few minor mechanical tweaks, and fans are starting to notice.
Bellinger has looked a little bit lost at the plate during the Dodgers’ intrasquad games. He seems to be pulling off of the ball and is often behind on most fastballs, signaling that his swing is much longer. Even looking at a side-by-side comparison of last year shows you that his stance is more open and that his hands are rocking a lot more.