Chicago Cubs Kyle Schwarber had a breakout year in 2019. He was the best version of himself that we had ever seen, especially in the second half of the season. This had to be a proud moment for Cubs President of baseball operations Theo Epstein, who has proven time and time again that he won’t give up on his 2014 first-round pick.
Schwarber has been criticized a bunch during his time in the big leagues. In 2017, Joe Maddon decided to bat him in the leadoff spot, and we all know how that worked out with a trip to Triple-A Iowa for a few weeks.