Kyle Schwarber should be the Cubs’ primary option at DH once the season resumes and it’s not because of the lingering belief that he can’t play left field. Though each occasional gaffe spurs calls from the peanut gallery to trade Schwarber to an AL team, his improved reads and league-leading 11 outfield assists mean he’s anything but a liability in left. He’s a perfectly cromulent defender whose 0 DRS* over the last two seasons actually ranks 25th among 52 players who’ve logged at least 500 innings in left field.
For the sake of reference, Matt Holliday put up -34 DRS in left over seven seasons with the Cards (-4.