This Cubs lineup decision is driving fans absolutely insane

Over the past month, Seiya Suzuki hasn't been very good. Over the last 14, he's been even worse. And, you guessed it, the last week has looked very much like the bottoming out of the veteran slugger's offensive game, evidenced by a ghastly .150/.333/.150 over the last seven days.

He's been slumping for more than a month now, his production paling in comparison to the monster numbers he put up in the first half. Since the All-Star break, the only thing he's doing well is drawing walks, but Suzuki just hasn't been the run producer this team needs him to be.

The 31-year-old drove in an impressive 77 runs in 92 first-half games, but has just 10 RBI in 26 contests since the break - and he's slugging just .256 in the second half. The writing has been on the wall for weeks and the arrival of Owen Caissie has laid bare the solution to this problem: the question now is whether or not Craig Counsell will finally take the bait and make a change.

Caissie struggled against southpaws in the minors, so I'm not saying he needs to be in there every day, but given the apparent success in re-setting Kyle Tucker with a few days off last week, the Cubs need to follow suit with Suzuki in hopes of getting him back on track.

Cubs have the answer to their Seiya Suzuki problem in Owen Caissie

After being given multiple days off in the middle of a high-stakes five-game set against Milwaukee last week, Tucker has an 1.124 OPS in six games - a good sign given his prolonged struggles at the plate that hit a boiling point this month. If there's a right-hander on the mound, Counsell needs to turn to Caissie, at least for the short-term, not only to get Suzuki a break, but give more regular ABs to the team's top prospect, who has all of five plate appearances since August 21.

Caissie had a monster showing against the Brewers, homering, driving in four and batting north of .300, but has been rewarded with a bench role since. He and Matt Shaw were spark plugs for the Cubs when they needed it most and now is the time to see if those sparks can ignite a fire and, at the same time, help get one of the team's most important offensive pieces back on track.