After a dreadful 2017 season, many thought that Ben Zobrist‘s days were numbered. After all, as we all know, father time always gets the last laugh – and that certainly appeared to be the case with the Chicago Cubs veteran.
But after last season, where he hit just .232, the 2016 World Series MVP bounced back, hitting .305, which was good for sixth in the National League. He quietly had one of the better seasons of all the Cub hitters and seemingly one of the few who benefited from the teachings of one-and-done hitting coach, Chili Davis.