Each day in March, NBC Sports Chicago is previewing one player from the Cubs’ expected 2020 Opening Day roster. Next up is infielder David Bote.
2019 recap
Bote was up-and-down offensively last season. The 26-year-old infielder was above average out of the gate before his production sharply declined in June/July. Although he fared well in limited action in August (32 plate appearances) he was demoted to Triple-A for a week.
The Cubs again demoted him for the first few days of September. While he didn’t hit much after being recalled, Bote posted a .