If you had to choose one Cubs player to have a breakout campaign, who would you pick? It’s Seiya Suzuki for me, but it wasn’t an easy decision. It was tough to choose the right fielder over Nico Hoerner, and I could easily flip, but I’ll take Suzuki. Both players will be instrumental to the team’s fortunes this year, and if the Cubs are going to win the NL Central, they’ll need big years from both.
Suzuki ended the 2023 season on a career-defining tear. The 29-year-old slashed .350/.406/.667 with 31 extra-base hits over his final 50 games, emerging as a dominant force in Chicago’s slumping lineup.