Are MLB’s Top Hitters Struggling or Sabotaged? The Shocking Truth Behind Their Slow Starts Revealed!
Even though his line-drive percentage has risen from a career-low 19.7% in 2024 to 22.0%, Bellinger’s BIP+ remains at a woeful 76.9 after it was just 63.0 last season. He’s been dying in a barrage of sliders: He’s 0 for 16 in plate appearances that end with them. Few hitters have struggled as much with a specific pitch this year as Bellinger has against sliders.
Is he bad now? He’s Cody Bellinger, so I have no idea. Year-to-year performance trends apparently mean nothing when they come to this player. Having said that, Bellinger’s BABIP ranks 18th from the bottom at .218 – so there is some bad luck at play.

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