The Cubs finally are ready to address Kyle Schwarber’s season-long struggles.
The leadoff man is slashing just .181/.299/.356 with 55 strikeouts in 187 plate appearances this season, though he has seven homers and 19 RBI. And with a left-hander on the mound for the Dodgers on Friday night, Schwarber was on the Cubs’ bench for the 4-0 loss.
According to manager Joe Maddon, that is going to be the case going forward for the left-handed-hitting Schwarber, who is batting just .147/.310/.265 vs. southpaws. Here’s Maddon, via the Chicago Tribune:
“I can’t avoid it.