Ben Zobrist's decision to sign with the Cubs in the offseason was not necessarily a surprise considering that the move reunited the career utility player with manager Joe Maddon and placed him in fairly close proximity to his hometown of Eureka, Ill.
Maddon has praised Zobrist for his versatility and ability to play virtually anywhere on the field.
These days the talk is all about Zobrist and his hitting. A career .267 hitter, the 34-year-old is tearing up the National League and continued his torrid run Monday night in a 4-3 loss to the Cardinals.
Zobrist had three more hits, walked once and pushed his average to .