5 Dominoes if the Cubs Sign Alex Gordon

First domino, Kyle Schwarber

Alex Gordon is possibly the best defensive left fielder in the game today, so how could his defense not fit in with the Cubs? A young slugger by the name of Kyle Schwarber is why.

Kyle isn’t even a tenth of the defensive player Gordon is, but his bat just may become one of the best we’ve seen in a long time. An Alex Gordon signing would definitely cause some questions in the Cubs outfield, one that doesn’t have the simplest of answers either.

Kyle is officially listed as a catcher when you look on the back of his baseball card, but he only played the position in 21 games throughout his 64 game rookie season. While sure he’s a “catcher” playing there in only a third of the games doesn’t exactly mean he’s a catcher.

Kyle will now than likely be penciled in as the Cubs left fielder for 2016, but Gordon would change that. While Alex could play the other corner OF spot, he hasn’t played right field since 2010, and that was only three games. Gordon would certainly play left, and with the Cubs caring two catchers that are better than Shwarber behind the plate, it leaves him without a position of his own.

Unless…

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