The Chicago Cubs took their “Try not to suck” and “Embrace the target” all the way to the 2016 World Series. With a shorter offseason, Cubs’ manager Joe Maddon had less time to come up with some new ones for this season. But using his team as the inspiration made things a whole lot simpler. With “Be uncomfortable” as one of the slogans, the Cubs are aware they can’t rest as the 2017 season gets underway.
Javier Baez seemed to be the odd man out when the Cubs acquired Ben Zobrist prior to the 2016 season.