— Daniel Greenberg (@ChiSportUpdates) March 29, 2022• Like a lot of other individual players, Schwarber would not alone have been the difference between the Cubs being an on-paper obvious playoff team and not right now. We’ll see how this goes for Schwarber, 29, and the Phillies. But there remain the continued development trends toward a homer-centric approach *AND* the reduced use of sticky stuff. • The write-ups often say Suzuki is the best bat (non-Ohtani edition) to come over from Japan since Hideki Matsui. In other words, even for the guy who was the last great outfield bat to come over from Japan, there was clearly a multiple month adjustment period.

Source: Forbes March 30, 2022 21:56 UTC