How a change in plate approach is helping the Cubs’ offense

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The Cubs have benefitted from an aggressive plate approach. | Griffin Quinn/Getty Images When asked about third baseman Christopher Morel’s plate approach, manager Craig Counsell brought up the Texas Rangers as an example.

“You see it with the Rangers and how they approach offense,” Counsell said. “The league is always a pendulum with offense and pitching. There’s a big portion of the league that’s ‘Just get to two strikes,’ from the pitcher’s perspective. One way to counteract that — if the pitchers are going to be in the zone early — is to be super aggressive early.”

Morel — and, by extension, the Cubs lineup — have taken to the Rangers’ approach to improving an offense…