The Cubs number one priority this offseason should be finding a center fielder. It pains me to say this, because I’ve been a supporter of Albert Almora Jr. from the moment the Cubs took him with the first draft pick of the Theo Epstein era back in 2012. Even at the beginning of this season, I was predicting a breakout year from him. Instead, the Cubs got a big step backwards from Almora.
Almora got 363 plate appearances over 130 games. He hit a paltry .236/.271/.381 despite hitting a career high 12 home runs, albeit in a year that everyone was hitting home runs.