It’s not lost on me that, as I write this piece, I’m much closer to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina than I am to Chicago, Illinois.
Two weeks from now, it’s quite possible that most of the best talent in the Cubs’ system will be closer to Myrtle Beach than Chicago, too.
The 2022 season has been truly bizarre. The Cubs have gotten superb production from their primary regulars at shortstop (Nico Hoerner), catcher (Willson Contreras), and left field (Ian Happ). There has been solid production at third base (Patrick Wisdom), right field (Seiya Suzuki), and from an emerging centerfielder-slash-rover (Christopher Morel).