The hopes and dreams of Cubs management can best be summed up by this field diagram:
LEFT FIELD CENTER FIELD RIGHT FIELD
Lake Almora Soler
THIRD BASE SHORTSTOP SECOND BASE FIRST BASE
Bryant Baez Alcantara Rizzo
CATCHER
Castillo
A lineup of:
1. Almora cf
2. Alcantara 2b
3. Rizzo 1b
4. Baez ss
5. Bryant 3b
6. Soler rf
7. Lake lf
8. Castillo c
The dream is that lineup card would be less than the Royals or Marlins eight starters in payroll. It would be all young players under team control for many seasons. Half the line up would have legitimate power hitters (Bryant, Soler, Baez and Rizzo). It could be an exciting team (on paper).
But can all these players make it to the majors (maybe), and then perform at a high level (doubtful).
