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Theo Epstein Comps Jason Heyward to Dwight Evans

The Cubs think Jason Heyward will hit for more power than he has over the first six years of his career. And Theo Epstein believes Heyward “could be on the verge of peaking at the same age as Dwight Evans.”

According to the Tribune, Heyward impressed the Cubs’ staff with the backdoor breaking pitch he hit off Jake Arrieta that went for an opposite field homer in Game 3 of the NLDS. Epstein said, “We envisioned the damage he’d do in Wrigley on a consistent basis.