The Cubs have officially added Nico Hoerner to the active roster, making him the first member of his 2018 MLB draft class to make it to the bigs. He will start at short and bat sixth for the Cubs Monday night in San Diego. The 22-year-old batted .284 with a .743 OPS and three homers in 294 plate appearances that Garfunkled (just ask Joe Maddon) a two-month layoff for a fractured wrist. He did his best work late, though, batting .333 with a .782 OPS.
The idea of Hoerner being a September call-up wasn’t entirely foreign back in spring training, when he hit .