The Chicago Cubs have yet to figure out the leadoff role since 2016. The past three years they have not had a true leadoff guy, and it has shown. The Cubs are at the bottom of the league this season in leadoff productivity.
The latest guy that Joe Maddon has given the nod to is Jason Heyward. There are a few reasons why Heyward has been forced into this role.
The first one is the trade for the red-hot bat, Nicholas Castellanos. This gave Maddon the flexibility to be able to move Heyward around in the lineup.