Chicago Cubs: Is a center field platoon effective enough to work?

Since Dexter Fowler departed the Chicago Cubs after 2016, it’s been a bit of a struggle in center field. This year, though, the team has multiple answers.

This may come off as a bit of a hot take, but Albert Almora, Jr. and Ian Happ both play the perfect amount for this Cubs’ team. Almora Jr is clearly the superior defender out in center, which is a tad important when roaming out there. The Cubs, however, are built on offense, and when it comes to offense, Happ is the better player and it’s not particularly close.

Happ is walking almost 17 percent of his plate appearances, as opposed to Almora’s 5.7 walk rate. Happ brings more power, which is the name of the game in 2018 Major League Baseball.

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