Homering Monday was really the only fitting way for Nico Hoerner to wrap up his wonderful, terrible spring.
In the fourth inning of the Cubs’ Cactus League finale, Hoerner came off the bench and lined a three-run shot off Diamondbacks lefty starter Caleb Smith. Scoring on the play were Christopher Morel and Abiatal Avelino. Wait, who? Exactly. It was just one non-big-leaguer driving in a couple of others.
We’ve had a few days for it to sink in that Hoerner didn’t make the Cubs’ 26-man Opening Day roster. No starting role at second base for the 2018 first-round draft pick who seems — seemed?