All Chicago Cubs fans are well aware of the fact the team has lacked a true leadoff hitter since winning the World Series in 2016. There is no secret to the success with Dexter Fowler, the team’s leadoff hitter that season. Joe Maddon said it best in, “you go, we go” – and since then the Cubs have been missing that piece of the puzzle.
Coming into the 2017 season Maddon took a new approach, giving the leadoff position to the left-handed hitting slugger Kyle Schwarber. This didn’t really work out as the former first-rounder batted .