3 Cubs players who could see large role in 2025, and 2 who should not

2. Patrick Wisdom

One of the more inexplicable preferences of Craig Counsell this season has been routinely pinch-hitting Patrick Wisdom for Michael Busch during the final innings of a game, to avoid Busch facing a left-hander out of the opposing team's bullpen.

Looking beyond the fact that Busch has become an anchor in the Cubs' starting lineup and shouldn't be replaced for any pinch hitter, it rings especially true when the pinch hitter replacing him is Wisdom. The 2024 season will mark the first full-season with the Cubs where Wisdom does not register at least 20 home runs and it's, in part, due to the fact that he only has 153 plate appearances this season.

Wisdom has already seen his role on the Cubs diminished and the final move will likely come this offseason.

2025 prediction: Wisdom's diminished role this season forecasts him not being on the roster in 2025.