5 Chicago Cubs players that may benefit from Seiya Suzuki injury

After reporting to Spring Training with a noticeable gain in muscle, Chicago Cubs starting right fielder Seiya Suzuki has withdrawn from participating in the World Baseball Class after suffering an oblique injury over the weekend.

There is no doubt that the injury to Suzuki deflated some of the optimism that had been emanating from the Cubs' Spring Training over the course of the past couple of weeks. Injuries limited Suzuki to 111 games during his rookie campaign with the Cubs in 2022 and the goal of his offseason program was to put his body in a position to withstand the grind of a 162-game Major League Baseball regular season schedule.

With Suzuki's status of Opening Day now in question, the Cubs will need to determine a solution for right field. Fortunately, there are three players on the team who could benefit from an extended look in the outfield this Spring.

5 Chicago Cubs players that may benefit from Seiya Suzuki injury - Brennen Davis

Of the Cubs' top outfield prospects in Davis, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kevin Alcantara, and Owen Caissie, Davis may be the prospect that is closest to reaching the Major League level. A back injury washed Davis' 2022 season away but the Cubs' prospect is fully healthy and has been active in the first string of Spring Training games for the Cubs.

When Suzuki was scratched from the starting lineup on Saturday, Davis was the immediate replacement. That could be an indicator that Cubs' manager David Ross feels Davis could be an option during the early portion of the season.