6 Dominoes if the Cubs Sign Jason Heyward

First domino, Jorge Soler

Soler is a hell of a player in his own right. While he’s not on Hayward’s level, he will be a very valuable player, at a great cost for years to come.

If Heyward is signed, the team would either, need to move Soler to left field, or trade him away. Soler is not the type of player that sits on your bench, and if the team were to do so they could stall his development process.

Moving Soler to left presents yet another issue… Kyle Schwarber. Schwarber already causes question as a less than stellar left fielder, and it is difficult for a team to carry three catchers throughout a 162 game season. The Cubs would be forced to deal one of the two — Soler or Schwarber — as they are both everyday players, and it would come down to a couple of important questions; do the Cubs value offense or defense and what value would the team receive in return.

That said, Soler was a negative WAR player in 2015, and while a large chunk of his season was lost to injury, it is in the Cubs best interest to buy wins, and eliminate losses. While no one has truly witnessed what Soler can do over 162, trading a potential 40+ HR guy in Schwarber is not a mistake the Cubs would likely make.

Jamie Baker

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