Power is king, but that does not mean other skills sets cannot make up a great baseball player. It’s a little worse off than we thought, manager David Ross said. It won’t be Carlos Correa prowling the infield grass at Wrigley Field around 81 times in 2022 calling himself the starting shortstop for the Chicago Cubs. Hoerner is finding ways to provide incredible value in other ways.īut, will he provide enough value to be the Cubs long-term answer at short?īat-to-ball, hit for average players are becoming more and more rare each year. Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell (27) rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam in the third inning. Cubs Sports MLB Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner’s return from injury uncertain Hoerner’s mild strain of his right biceps will sideline him for at least a couple of more days. Shortstop is now a position where the bat is being relied on more and more, and power is almost expected.
Well, that has changed in the eyes of many teams.
Anything a player brought you offensively was a plus. However, his unconventional, old-school play might change that soon.Īt one point in time, shortstop was thought of as a glove-first position. One name you likely will not hear is Nico Hoerner. Even Dansby Swanson has earned discussion after his tremendous season. Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts, Carlos Correra, Corey Seager, Francsico Lindor, and so on. If you poll baseball fans on the top 10 shortstops in the league many of the same names come up.
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