Batter’s Box: Cycle Cyclone? More Like An Arenado Tornado

The fourth cycle we’ve had the pleasure of witnessing this season came about on Sunday with Colorado 3B Nolan Arenado going off versus the Giants at Coors Field on Sunday....

The fourth cycle we've had the pleasure of witnessing this season came about on Sunday with Colorado 3B Nolan Arenado going off versus the Giants at Coors Field on Sunday. His composite box score contributions were a robust 7-15, 2 R, HR, 5 RBI, 4 K, and that includes a Friday double beyond the XBHs inherent to hitting for the cycle two days later. According to Steamer projections, Arenado is now on pace to hit 34 homers and 115 RBI this season, so he would be slightly behind his work rates in 2015 and 2016; at the end of the day, though, he is a member of the elite class of hitters in baseball and is again an absolute joy to own if you were savvy enough to snag him on Draft Day or retain him as an obvious keeper.

Let's take a look at what else happened notably hitting-wise around the league:

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Andrew Todd-Smith

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