After a hot start to the season that saw the Cubs begin the year 18-10, setting a franchise record for wins before May 1, the team’s bats have cooled off considerably. The starting pitching has continued to be solid, but outside of the rotation there have been issues. Today, let’s take a closer look at one of those issues: the offense.
There are a few different ways to look at this, but I’ll start with the following. If you’re a Baseball Reference Wins Above Replacement (bWAR) type of person the most valuable Cub position player has been Michael Busch.