Chicago Cubs: Potential options to replace Kyle Schwarber

It will be difficult for the Chicago Cubs to replace the injured Kyle Schwarber’s production, but here are several in-house options to take his spot in left field.

The Chicago Cubs took a big hit to their active roster on Thursday when left fielder Kyle Schwarber collided with Dexter Fowler, resulting in a torn ACL and LCL as the news was released on Friday.

This does hurt the Cubs in terms of getting Schwarber a full season in the majors, and his progression as a major leaguer will be set back a season with this injury, but the Cubs have to pick up and move on as there are still 150-plus games left in a season where many have predicted them to win the National League pennant, or even the World Series for the first time in 108 years.

With the loss of Schwarber for the season, the Cubs are losing a 23-year-old player who in just 69 games last season (he made his debut on June 16 against the Cleveland Indians) totaled 57 hits (six doubles, one triple), 52 runs, 43 RBIs, 36 walks, 16 home runs and a batting average of .246.

The left fielder also had a .355 on-base percentage and a .487 slugging percentage as he totaled 113 bases during his first season as a major leaguer, a year the Cubs went to the postseason.

It was a shame with what happened on the injury to Schwarber, but hopefully he heals up well and is ready to play next season, but for now the show must go on, and the Cubs have a decision or two to make with his roster spot.

For the season, do they just bring a player up, or as the season goes on, should they start looking elsewhere to fill the spot during his absence as they are actually legit World Series contenders with the plethora of talent they’ve amassed through the draft and free agency signings the past few seasons?

Here are some potential options the Cubs could possibly look at to replace Schwarber for this season.

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