MESA, Ariz. — Patrick Wisdom understands his best path to playing time involves slugging left-handers in a platoon role off the bench. It’s a position he thrived in during the second half last year, posting a .630 slugging percentage with nine home runs in his final 73 at-bats. Manager Craig Counsell had an up-close view of him feasting on the Milwaukee Brewers’ lefties, Wisdom noted, hitting ...
Third base has been a question for the Chicago Cubs since the day that the team traded Kris Bryant to the San Francisco Giants during the 2021 season. After experiments with Nick Madrigal, Miles Mastrobuoni, and Patrick Wisdom at the position, new Cubs' manager Craig Counsell entered Spring Training this season with the goal of giving Christopher Morel a look at the position.
Previously, we covered the AL East, NL East and NL Central. Bellinger will take one of these two spots nearly every day, but where he spends most of his time may depend primarily on which of the other members of this group steps up.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
25 | P | |
73 | P | |
72 | P | |
74 | P | |
28 | P | |
18 | P | |
45 | P | |
38 | P | |
43 | P | |
66 | P | |
51 | P | |
48 | P | |
11 | P | |
35 | P | |
50 | P | |
19 | P | |
36 | P |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
9 | C | |
15 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
29 | 3B | |
2 | 2B | |
1 | 3B | |
20 | 3B | |
5 | 2B | |
7 | SS | |
16 | 3B |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
24 | CF | |
4 | CF | |
8 | LF | |
27 | RF | |
40 | CF |