Nico Hoerner showed he belonged during his brief stint with the Cubs last summer, hitting above .280 and mashing three home runs during his short time in the majors. That being said, small sample sizes can fool anybody.
It’s no secret that Hoerner is the high contact bat the Cubs are looking for at the top of the order and he can play multiple positions around the diamond. FanGraphs projects the former Stanford standout to rack up just over 300 plate appearances in 2020 with an 89 wRC+. That works out, by their estimation, to seven home runs and a .