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SAN ANTONIO – By the end of the season, the Cubs lineup was far more balanced than it had been earlier in the year, thanks in large part to adjustments made by young hitters Pete Crow-Armstrong and Miguel Amaya.
It still, however, lacked the kind of threat that leaves pitchers scratching their heads in game-planning meetings – a hitter that will hit 30 home runs in a season even as teams pitch around him.
One of those players is available in free agency.