Chicago Sun-Times · May 23, 2025
Pete Crow-Armstrong coming into his own for Cubs
Pete Crow-Armstrong is one of three Cubs hitting higher than .300 with two outs this season.Jared Lennon/Getty Images
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What happens when a player separates himself from the balance?
The Cubs, with their National League Central-leading start that is beginning to feel like something that will last through September, have elevated themselves to being one of the most-talked-about teams in baseball this season because of their balance. Especially at the plate. The stats don’t back it up (even as they lead the league in runs) the same way the ‘‘feel’’ does. The ‘‘feeling’’ when anyone in their lineup walks up to the plate exceeds the team’s actual .261 average (fourth in MLB).