The Chicago Cubs have a rich history of great first basemen playing at Wrigley Field, from the legendary Cap Anson, who still leads the franchise in hits, runs, doubles, RBI and WAR, to Mr. Cub himself, Ernie Banks, in his later years. It took a minute for the team to find a successor to their last great player at the position, the captain of the curse-breaking 2016 team, Anthony Rizzo, but Michael Busch is now filling that role admirably. His first-half performance this year is not only impressive, but it already rivals some of the best seasons put up by the Cubs' biggest sluggers at first.
Michael Busch is doing things we've only rarely seen from a Cubs first baseman
