Chicago Cubs: most exciting potential All-Star revealed as club somehow maintains top-10 power ranking
The Chicago Cubs are just one game over .500 after dropping the first game of their series against the lowly Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night. Now just 34-33, the Cubs are in fourth place in the National League Central Division and are in danger of continuing their horrid series losing streak.
The last time Chicago won a series was when they completed a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds back on May 7.
Despite their month-long slide, many media outlets have not given up on the Cubs, still ranking them among the top 10-15 teams in Major League Baseball.
Michael Busch declared the Chicago Cubs most exciting potential All-Star
Mlodzinski (not pictured) during the fifth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
Earlier this week, The Athletic released their MLB weekly power rankings along with the player on each them they believe is the most exciting potential All-Star.
Despite how poorly Chicago has played, they came in ninth and first baseman Michael Busch was declared their most exciting potential All-Star:
“I wanted to say Ian Happ here, but it’s really difficult to get two outfielders from the same team onto one All-Star roster, and Pete Crow-Armstrong is by far the more likely selection. So I decided to see which Cubs have been the most productive since May 1. Who’s been killing it while the vibes are bad? Who’s going to be the guy who helps pull them out of the malaise?
“And that’s how I landed on Busch. After a dismal start (.576 OPS in March/April), his .924 OPS since May 1 is second best among NL first basemen, behind only Jake Bauers in Milwaukee.
“The slow start might be enough to doom his All-Star chances. And, yeah, the obvious Cubs pick is PCA. But Busch is worth a second look, if injuries open up a roster spot or two (and for that matter, so is Happ).”
As noted above, Pete Crow-Armstrong is the most obvious choice to represent the Cubs in the All-Star Game. Unfortunately, with the way they have been playing over the last month, he might be the only one, too.
Busch, overall, is hitting .247/.371/.402 with seven home runs and 37 RBI. Those are not exactly All-Star numbers at this point in the season, but he could put himself into the conversation with a June that resembles the May he had.
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