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The Cubs have plenty of ways to cover Kyle Schwarber’s injury, and they just got another back over the weekend when Javier Baez returned from the DL. There’s no doubt, however, that the best-case scenario for the Cubs includes Jorge Soler slugging his way into a regular role as the team’s left fielder.
Soler has started seven of the eight games the team has played since losing Schwarber, going 7-for-23 with two homers, four RBI, three walks and four strikeouts.