I’m not sure why anyone who follows the Chicago Cubs with any kind of regularity is shocked at the team’s lack of production at the top of the order this season. Since the departure of Dexter Fowler at the conclusion of the 2016 World Series run, this club has lacked a leadoff hitter.
Shockingly enough, letting it go unaddressed for three years hasn’t somehow generated a solution to this glaring problem with the Cubs lineup. That spot in the order has been a revolving door since 2017 – and this year has only been marginally different.