Chicago Cubs: What does the future hold for Ben Zobrist?
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I know Ben Zobrist is the World Series MVP. I have a feeling that I’ll have to reinforce this throughout the article.
Let’s face facts; Ben Zobrist has had a lackluster 2017 campaign thus far. He currently has a slash line of .224/.311/.380 in just 73 games this year.
Counting only seasons where he played over 52 games, he has career lows in batting average, on-base percentage, OBP, and many other categories.
Keep in mind, Zobrist is 36-years-old, that’s about 83 in baseball years (shout out to 83 nation). According to his Baseball Reference page, Zobrist is just a 0.5 WAR player. In just 63 games, Ian Happ (aka the next Zobrist) is already a 0.9 WAR player.
Zobrist still has two years left on his deal with the club, but what does the future hold for the World Series MVP?