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How do the Chicago Cubs fix the leadoff spot in 2020?

“You go, we go.” That was the mantra of 2015 and 2016 when it came to the leadoff spot for the Cubs. With Dexter Fowler occupying that spot on a regular basis, Cubs’ skipper Joe Maddon didn’t have to mix and match or play match-ups. In Fowler, Maddon had a guy who would work at bats, get on base regularly, and even provide a little pop every once in a while. To paraphrase Robin Williams from Good Will Hunting, “Fowler wasn’t perfect and the Chicago Cubs weren’t perfect, but they were perfect together.