Because it was such an eventful offseason, you’ll be forgiven for missing the story of Kyle Schwarber’s dramatic weight loss. I mean, it’s not like the Cubs and various other outlets have been hyping the H-E-double-hockey-sticks out of it for the last two months or anything. But as these things are wont to do once the cameras really start rolling in earnest, the warp drive on this particular narrative was fully engaged Monday.
The angles/speeds are not exactly the same, but I think this side by side view of Kyle Schwarber from last August and today (via @cubs) illustrates just how big a transformation he has made this offseason.