Cubs Slugger Kyle Schwarber Says Advanced Metrics for Hitting Are 'a Load of BS'

For Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber, the 2019 campaign was a memorable one. He posted career highs across the board with 38 dingers, 92 RBI and an .871 OPS.

But if you ask the 26-year-old outfielder, it was all about getting to the plate and not overthinking stuff. He just did his job. Were launch angles or exit velocity at the plate on his mind? Heck no.

In a radio interview on Chicago's Julie and Maggie Show, Schwarber made it quite clear he doesn't buy into any kind of advanced metrics bologna.

"It's a load of BS," Schwarber said this week while on the show. "Sorry, I know. I think that stuff is BS. They're trying to make hitting harder, I feel like, and trying to pre-set things. Launch angle happens every time you hit a ball, no matter what. If I hit a ball and I hit straight down, that's a negative launch angle. And if I swing straight up, it's 90 (degrees). But if I go flat as can be, hit the ball super flat, there's going to be a launch angle no matter what."

Schwarber went on to note his focus when he's got the lumber in his hands is to just make contact and hit the ball pretty damn hard. Seems like a pretty simple mindset. And hey, with nearly 40 blasts last campaign, it seemed to work pretty well for him.

The powerful lefty will look to keep his bat hot this upcoming season, as the Cubbies have hopes of going on a deep postseason run. They'll obviously need Schwarber at his best to make that happen, which means he'll undoubtedly be ignoring advanced metrics even more in 2020.