Looking to spark an offense that has fallen flat this month, the Chicago Cubs acquired a former public enemy number one in Daniel Murphy. Of course, I’m referring to his historic 2015 NLCS performance where he hit .529 with four home runs in the Mets’ sweep of Joe Maddon’s young team.
Since returning from an early season knee injury, Murphy went on a tear, putting up a .336/.379/.893 slash line since July 1. On the year, he’s flirting with a .300 average for the third consecutive campaign – and the Cubs are hoping he’s the missing piece to the puzzle.