Jon Lester has been the Cubs’ Opening Day starter in four of his five seasons with the club. The only exception was 2016, when the Opening Day nod was given to Jake Arrieta. That was understandable, given Arrieta’s amazing season in 2015.
In my view, the Cubs should do the same thing in 2020 with a pitcher who had a great second half — Yu Darvish. By the end of 2019, Darvish was clearly the best starter on the staff. Lester, on the other hand, had a horrid last two months: 6.