“You can shave my head, as clean as my hand. My strength will come as natural as any other man.” – Grateful Dead, Samson & Delilah
The Cubs need a middle-of-the-order power bat for the fourth consecutive season since trading Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, and Javier Báez. That trio combined for 85 home runs in 2016 without Kyle Schwarber, then the fearsome foursome averaged 111 taters in the three seasons that followed. Those numbers dropped due to the shortened 2020 season and Jed Hoyer disposed of all four in ’21.