Chicago Cubs: Predicting the 2020 lineup
9. . Catcher. . Willson Contreras. . player
There have been rumors about Willson Contreras potentially being traded, but I think the Chicago Cubs asking price will ultimately be too steep for other teams. But if the Cubs have to keep an All-Star as their starting catcher, I don’t think David Ross will be too mad.
In 2019, he made his second All-Star appearance and increased his home run total by 14. With high caliber catching becoming less of a priority to teams in my opinion, the Cubs definitely hit it out of the park with Contreras.
. First Base. . Anthony Rizzo. . player. 9
Anthony Rizzo is one of the cornerstones of the franchise and should be for years to come. Other than catching the final out of the 2016 World Series he has three All-Star appearances, three gold gloves, and a silver slugger.
Rizzo, 30, is one of those players that is great not just on the field but off of it as well and he is definitely someone that should be a Cub for the rest of his career.
He is currently on a streak of seven straight seasons with at least 20 home runs and he has consistently played around 145-155 games a season.
He is going to have another great season in 2020 in the middle of a pretty talented Chicago Cubs lineup.