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The NL Central is crumbling, yet no team seems willing to pounce

Assuming the Major League Baseball season actually begins in April or May, there will be a 35 year old outfielder taking part in it who posted an 81 OPS+ in 2019, played in just 5 games in 2020, and might well tilt the entire balance of one of the six divisions in the game.

That’s Lorenzo Cain, for the record. After opting-out of the COVID-ravaged 2020 season after just a handful of games played, he’s expected to return to the Milwaukee Brewers for the 2021 campaign, and while he’s clearly on the back-end of his brilliant career, that he’s actually going to be an addition of any accord makes him stand out at the moment.