There are many reps to be had at second base for the Cubs in 2021, and with no starting second baseman officially named, Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner sees this spring as a chance to win a job.
In a year that was anything but ordinary, Hoerner had an unusual first “full season” in the big leagues during the shortened 60-game season. While he played regularly as the Cubs’ primary utility man, with Jason Kipnis getting a chunk of the reps at second base, Hoerner never got an opportunity to establish himself in 2020.
The Cubs didn’t sign a free-agent platoon partner at second base, signaling that the team will give Hoerner along with David Bote an opportunity to win the team’s second-base job.