Remember how everyone from fans to the front office hoped for the past several years that the Cubs would bounce back to the offensive prowess they displayed in 2016? That was fun. Those days are behind us now because nearly the entire roster has been turned over, though there are some players from whom I think we’d all like to see better results.
And wouldn’t you know it, FanGraphs’ Steamer projections indicate that a pair of Cubs will be near the top of the list when it comes to improved production in 2022. While neither David Bote nor Jason Heyward found themselves among the four most interesting bounce-back candidates as laid out by Eno Sarris of The Athletic, they rank fourth and 10th, respectively, when it comes to projected wRC+ increase.