The Cubs are having a bad year. This, you know.
Meanwhile, Willson Contreras is having the best year of his career. As of this morning he’s hitting .279/.393/.524 (58-for-208) with 13 doubles and 12 home runs. There’s an outside chance he could hit 30 home runs this year; if he stays with the Cubs and does that, he’ll be just the third Cubs catcher to have a 30-homer season (Gabby Hartnett, 37 in 1930 and Rick Wilkins, 30 in 1993).
Today, MLB released the first results of All-Star balloting, which is ongoing, and Willson is leading all NL catchers with 801,630 votes.