The Publish’s Mark W. Sanchez previews the NL Central:
1. Chicago Cubs
O/U wins: 85.5
Key participant: Kyle Tucker. Can this 12 months’s Juan Soto — a star outfielder whom a membership cashed in by way of commerce forward of his stroll 12 months — put up Soto numbers? Most likely not, however there’s each purpose to consider Tucker can carry the Cubs from OK to October. The 28-year-old is among the many greatest skills within the sport, owns a .921 OPS over the previous two seasons and is aware of tons of of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} are at stake.
Participant who’ll must step up: Pete Crow-Armstrong. There isn’t a doubting the middle area protection of the previous Mets prospect, who will win Gold Gloves. He’ll run, too, stealing 27 bases in 123 video games final season. However will he hit? If he does in his first full season as a significant leaguer, he could be a star and the Cubs seemingly can be destined for postseason baseball.
