I’m not sure how this escaped my notice all these years, but I only just learned that Jason Heyward’s middle name is Alias. That is awesome. It’s also quite apropos of the analogies that I had already built around his role the Cubs’ plans moving forward, as I’m still not really sure exactly who the right fielder is.
Have you ever seen one of those puzzles that is not a picture, but just a jumble of monochromatic jigsawed paperboard? Sure, the pieces all fit together, but finding out where to start assembling them borderline impossible. Unless, of course, you start with the borderline.