Dodgers: Corey Seager Rounding Into Form at the Plate

The Dodgers figured it would take some time for Corey Seager to round into form after a season away from the game.  Now, Seager’s bat is showing signs of life.

After coming back from multiple surgeries, and a season away from the game, the Dodgers expected a slow start from Corey Seager.  That is exactly what they got as Seager hit just one home run in April and posted a .240/.336/.354 slash line.  While the power was not expected early on, the fact Corey struggled to hit for average was surprising given his .296 career batting average.

Friday evening, Seager hit his fourth home run of the season and although the Reds play in a bandbox, the home run was no cheapie as it traveled well over the right field wall.  Quietly, Corey has hit like his usual from the last seven games hitting .280 with two home runs and a .560 slugging percentage.  The power revival is the most inspiring aspect of his hitting over the past week.

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The month of May has been much better than April for Corey especially in the power department.  After slugging .354 in April, he has slugged .465 in May, showing remarkable improvement.  While he is still looking to hit for a better average, that should come next with Seager’s power beginning to return to what it once was.  His BABIP is below .300 so some of it has just been bad luck on balls put in play.

With his walk rate up, and strikeout rate hovering right around his career average, the next thing for Corey is just getting his hits to fall in.  His power has been on the rise and he has begun hitting the ball with more authority.  By June, he should be locked in and back to normal at the plate if not sooner.

Another encouraging sign for Corey comes on the other side of the game, on defense.  This season, Seager has a 8.0 UZR/150 rating which is just slightly under his 2017 rating of 11.6.  This means Corey is moving around well and playing defense to his normal ability, which means the offense is going to return to form sooner or later.

Overall, Corey Seager’s slash line numbers are still trailing behind his career norms.  Lately, Corey has shown the type of power that helped turn him into one of the best offensive shortstops in baseball.  The further Corey gets away from his surgeries, the better he should become.  While he is not all the way back, he has shown encouraging signs lately that he is almost there.