Kyle Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Shota Imanaga. Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki. Those are the names you hear most often when national baseball fans talk about the Chicago Cubs. One name that, even after parts of seven years in the big leagues, continues to fly under the radar is Gold Glove infielder Nico Hoerner.
With elite bat-to-ball skills, strong base running and unmatched defensive prowess at the keystone, Hoerner is on pace for a 5.0 bWAR season, something he's done just once before - in 2023. But looking over the last four years, he's averaged 4.