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Chicago Cubs: Christopher Morel continues to mash with Double-A Tennessee

Christopher Morel has seemingly felt the pressure since the Cubs signed him back in 2015 as part of their international class. The 22-year-old third base-shortstop hybrid barely cracked the top 30 list in 2020 before a huge jump to top ten status at the beginning of the 2021 season.

He fell back to grace and had jumped aboard the struggle bus at the beginning of this season, resulting in a demoted rank in the guard. Morel began the year focusing on offensive output and production, and after a couple of tough months, namely May, it was time he let it fly.

In May, to provide context for how tough of a month it was for everyone, Morel hit just .193 and posted a 55 wRC+ and struggled to a .213 on-base percentage. He is walloping, however, as of late. In these last six games throughout a couple of weeks, Morel is slashing .375/.423/.608 and now finds himself just short of the .300 mark, at .290. Something helped Morel turn a corner, and now the Cubs may have another powerful full-contact bat amongst the ranks.