No worries with Schwarber's defense

Posted March 11, 2017 12:00 am

By Steve Greenberg Chicago Sun-Times

MESA, Ariz. - Lots of folks remember how rough it was for Kyle Schwarber in left field during the 2015 NLCS.

In the seventh inning of a close Game 3 against the Mets at Wrigley Field, Schwarber reached up to snag a relatively easy line drive and missed the ball. He had a disastrous time charging in on sinking line drives in Game 4 at Wrigley, allowing one to sneak under his glove and roll to the wall and the other - on what should've been an easy play - to fly over his glove for a cheap hit.

Schwarber's defensive blunders had no real bearing on a series in which the Cubs were utterly dominated, but there are - understandably - lingering doubts about the big fella's ability to play it clean as the team's primary left fielder this season.

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