Could Jason Heyward be the answer the Cubs have been looking for at leadoff? The Cubs continued their home dominance with a weekend sweep of the Brewers, due in no small part to a spark at the top of the order. Heyward hit two leadoff homers in the series, adding a triple and a walk in the process, and maintaining anything close to his .353 OBP is much better than the Cubs’ league-worst .288 leadoff OBP this season.
“He’s leading us,” Joe Maddon said of Heyward this past weekend. “He’s absolutely leading the offense right now.