Fans were in awe of his majestic home runs during his rookie season in 2015, and his heroic World Series return in 2016 after suffering a torn ACL in April of the same year made him somewhat of a legend among Chicago Cubs fans.
But Schwarber endured a tumultuous 2017 that, at one point, saw him demoted to Triple-A Iowa. Despite turning in his best all-around season yet in 2018, many fans are beginning to wonder if his talent has plateaued.
Schwarber saw an increase in his walk rate and subsequent decrease in his strikeout rate while his wRC+ rose from 103 in 2017 to 115 in 2018, according to FanGraphs.