Since Dexter Fowler left Chicago and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals the Cubs have lacked a traditional leadoff hitter. Various people have stepped into the role with different skill sets including Ben Zobrist, Albert Almora Jr., Ian Happ, Jason Heyward and of course the “Greatest Leadoff Hitter of All Time” Anthony Rizzo. And, then of course, there was the other most prominent leadoff experiment: the 2017 Kyle Schwarber experiment.
The 2017 Kyle Schwarber leadoff experiment was stunningly unsuccessful. It was such a poor fit for the Cubs young slugger that it caught me by surprise and ended with Schwarber in Triple-A.