PITTSBURGH – Almost lost in the Cubs’ struggles in recent weeks has been the play of right fielder Jason Heyward.
In the field, at the plate, on the bases – check out the guy who suddenly looks like $184 million bucks.
“He’s just had a hell of a last 10 days or something like that,” manager Joe Maddon said over the weekend. “His whole game’s been elitish.”
It’s been longer than 10 days.
Through Tuesday’s loss in Pittsburgh, Heyward over the past five weeks is hitting .325 with seven homers, 18 RBI, a .570 slugging percentage and a .