Going into the 2024 season, there were a lot of high expectations for Bryson Stott, the second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. He had a strong 2023 season, hitting 15 home runs, driving in 62 runs, and swiping 31 bases with a 4.3 bWAR and.280 batting average. Even though he wasn’t regarded as one of the main hitters in the strong lineup, his role definitely grew.

 

Stott’s performance in the first month of the 2024 season was not up to par. His slump and other struggling hitters in the lineup, like Nick Castellanos, had less of an effect on the team’s success because of the club’s winning ways.

 

The Phillies’ second baseman only hit.225 and reached base at a.311 clip in March and April. His offensive percentage ofwas lower than he and many others would have liked to see. Things began to change when the calendar flipped to May..With nine games remaining in May, Stott’s numbers have significantly increased. The first-round selection in 2019 is down.438/.556/.688. In that time, he has tied his season-opening total of five stolen bases from his first 28 games. He is just short of his first-month totals in RBI (12) and extra-base hits (5).

Thanks to his recent hot streak, Stott’s season-long numbers appear much better. His OPS is now.840 and his batting average is now.281.

In his piece about the team’s Monday night comeback victory in New York, MLB.com’s Bill Ladson mentioned that Phillies manager Rob Thomson provided some context for what he thinks has changed the situation for his middle infielder.”He is truly utilizing his bat as much as possible. He started off slowly, but he’s now got it going on,” Thomson stated, according to Ladson. “In the zone, he’s becoming a little more aggressive, putting his head out there and starting to pull some balls. He was reaching the point where he was serving balls to left field [prior to the hot streak]. It’s encouraging to observe that he is now beginning to drive balls.

 

In the last two Phillies victories, Stott’s heroics have come through twice. On Saturday, Stott scored four runs in Miami, three of which came from a bases-clearing triple. The game ended 8-3.In the top of the ninth inning on Monday night, the 26-year-old hit a home run off New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz, bringing the Phillies to within one run. Later, in the tenth, he scored the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly.

The native of Las Vegas made use of his previous season’s experience to stay composed during his early-season slump.

 

It has been a long year. According to Ladson, Stott said, “[Knowing] that I had [640] plate appearances last year and [an early slump] wasn’t going to kill me helped.” I thus continue to take good at-bats. I believe my feel for the strike zone is fairly accurate. When they’re there, go for walks. I walk a lot more now than I probably did at this time last year.Stott can really make pitchers work because he has an excellent eye at the plate. He has been putting up a lot of at-bats, and he is beginning to see results. His offensive contributions are vital, particularly in light of Trea Turner’s absence from the starting lineup. As the season goes on, he’ll try to have an offensive impact.