If there was one player on the Cubs that you wanted to get an extra at-bat per game, it would be Kris Bryant. So naturally, David Ross intends to hit Bryant leadoff, and the third baseman is embracing that idea. Unlike his predecessor, Ross is committed to leaving the team’s best hitter in the one-hole through thick and thin, all season long.
“I led off my whole junior year in college and I won every college award — first-team All-American, the Golden Spikes Award,” Bryant said, noting the honor given annually to the best college player in the nation.