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Joc Pederson’s decline came without warning. The lefty seemed to have finally found his stride in the spring and looked to potentially be the catalyst that could fix the Cubs’ broken offense. If Pederson could even retain some of his success from the spring, the lineup would really benefit.
But it didn’t happen. Obviously, Pederson was going to regress a bit. Having the expectation of him leading the league in home runs and batting well over .300 the entire year was completely unrealistic. However, no one could’ve foreseen what we’ve gotten thus far.