CHICAGO -- While most of the attention around the Cubs has been on Kris Bryant, with some prognosticators picking the third baseman to win National League Rookie of the Year Award before his first big league at-bat, the best rookie in the NL may already be on the team.
Jorge Soler ranks among the NL rookie leaders in several offensive categories, including batting average (.310), home runs (two), RBIs (seven), on-base percentage (.382), and he has already made opponents think twice about running on him when he's patrolling right field.
Soler, who turned 23 in February, has batted either second or third in manager Joe Maddon's lineup, and he leads the team in RBIs.