There’s a big difference between just losing weight and getting in prime playing shape. The Chicago Cubs‘ Kyle Schwarber has been hard at work this offseason. On his diet, his defense and his swing. The swing doesn’t need that much work. He just needs to make contact more often. But to be an MVP or a Gold Glove outfielder? He must be kidding, right? No. He’s not.
When Schwarber says these things, it’s not lip service. He believes it. But who’s going to tell him he can’t? He blew his knee out in the first week of the 2016 season, then returned for the last week to be the hero (Ben Zobrist was MVP, but based on sheer determination?