The best all-time Cubs, by uniform number

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesThis is a really, really slow offseason.

And so, having read this CBS Sports article by Jonah Keri today that listed the best player ever to wear every uniform number from 1 to 99 (at least all those that had choices), I thought I’d do the same for the Cubs.

There are two Cubs on the list (at least, players who mainly played for the Cubs, there are a couple others who had brief stops on the North Side): Ryne Sandberg for No. 23 and Rick Reuschel for No. 48.

Shameless promotion: I co-authored a book on Cubs uniform numbers. “Cubs By The Numbers” (updated through 2015) is available on Amazon. And to check out all the numbers online, visit cubsbythenumbers.com.

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