The All-Star Break couldn’t have come at a better time for the Chicago Cubs. The team is flat, dead, boring, and for the talent on the lineup sheet, embarrassing. The king of embarrassment has been whoever finds themselves manning second base.
All-Star shortstop Javier Baez played over 100 games at second last year and helped the second base platoon slash .292/.341/.486 with an OPS of .827, making it one of the most productive positions on the Cubs. This season has seen a drastically different tale at the second base position.
Second base has been home to five players over the first 89 games this year.