Yesterday marked the first anniversary of Anthony Rizzo's debut with the Cubs. So how have things worked out for the guy they extended through 2019 with club options through 2021?
He's had his ups and downs, hot streaks and cold, but averaged out, the overall numbers look good. His day off last Wednesday was his first of the year, and with one day off last season after his callup, he's played exactly 162 games going into today's action. A nice, "round" number in baseball terms.
So here are the totals: 622 at-bats, 84 runs, 169 hits, 37 doubles, 2 triples, 27 home runs, 94 RBIs, 60 walks, 8 stolen bases in 13 attempts with a slash line of .272/.342/.468 as a Cub. That's a lot of run production for a team that's struggled offensively.
His numbers are comparable to Prince Fielder's first full season with the Brewers, with slight upticks in runs scored, extra base hits and steals, and with four fewer errors and 13 more RBIs. Fielder had a couple of spike years in terms of home runs and RBIs, and quickly learned to draw a lot of walks - as has Rizzo in the past month, with 18 through 22 games in June - but his career averages of 36 homers and 108 RBIs with 33 doubles, 91 runs scored and a .286 average don't seem at all out of the realm of possibility for Rizzo, and Fielder is signed to a nine-year deal worth $214 million.
Meanwhile, Yonder Alonso, the guy whom the Padres thought made Rizzo expendable, has only 15 home runs, 91 RBIs and 69 runs scored for San Diego after more than 200 games.
So far, so good.
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