Ten most shocking MLB developments so far

4. Cody Bellinger’s insane power

Of course, Judge isn’t the only rookie who’s excelling. The Dodgers have Bellinger, a rookie who’s unleashing some pretty sick power of his own.

Now, Bellinger entered the season as one of baseball’s best prospects. With that, we’re not at all stunned that he’s a Rookie of the Year candidate. The overwhelming nature of his power, however, is surprising.

Bellinger is on pace to hit more than 40 home runs. In most cases, it’s still a little too early to take paces too seriously. But in Bellinger’s case, it’s worth noting that that pace comes despite him not even debuting until April 25, nearly a month into the season. Imagine what kind of pace he’d be on if he’d been with Los Angeles all year. Fortunately, We can do some of that math.

In his first 47 games with the team, Bellinger has hit 18 home runs, or one for (roughly) every 2.61 games. Over 162 games, that translates to 62 home runs.

Again, we knew that Bellinger was a good prospect. But he has absolutely taken the world by storm with his power since getting called up. We weren’t exactly expecting this much this soon.