The Chicago Cubs took many steps in the past season, and some of their additions are equipped at the beginning of the 2025 campaign.
For example, Kyle Tucker, who was purchased in a trade in Houston Astros last December, was previously excellent as young animals and scored with 4 Home Runs and 11 RBis .324. Another newcomer, Carson Kelly, illuminated things as the team of the team with an average value of 0.417 and 6 RBIs. The start of Pitcher Matthew Boyd was also excellent in his previous start this season and threw 5 shutout in.
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However, some may argue that some of the existing CUBS assets could turn out to be just as much as just as much as the team’s new additions, which contributes to the all-star potential.
Kenneth Toe from Sports Illustrated recently wrote about two among the radar potential-all-star candidates in 2025 to make a contribution.
Porter Hodge as an all-star?
Teape mentions the 24-year-old second year as Cubs with all-star opportunities this season:
“In the Bullpen who need an experienced veteran amount, the Cubs received the former Astros more Ryan in the last season season.
He has taken on the previous role, but the best auxiliary jug that the team has is probably a Hodge. He produced his MLB debut immediately after he had given his MLB debut and made it so good that manager Craig Consell finally made him a closer team.
That will be his role at some point because he is one of the best young helpers in baseball. As a rookie, he had a 1.89 ERA in 43 innings with 52 strikeouts and a striking 215 ERA+.
Non-crosers are not always considered an all-star candidate, but Hodge has the talent to be taken into account when he reproduces his figures from last year. “
Hodge definitely killed it this year, with 4 goalless innings and 5 strikeouts in 4 appearances. Despite some control problems, he stands out in a fighting cub bullpen despite some control problems like a bright, shiny diamond.
Non-croser bullpen weapons are rarely selected for all-star teams, but if the newcomer Ryan Pressly continues to fight, it may not take too long for Hodge to win the narrower role like last year again.
The season is of course still young, but the numbers of Hodge follow with impressive figures from last season.
Dansby Swanson back into the all-star form?
Teape also mentions a 10-year-old veteran and 2-time all-star Swanson as a serious contender for an all-star appearance:
“Before the 2023 season, Chicago signed the former Shortstop in Atlanta Braves to a seven-year-old deal of $ 177 million. In the first two years of this deal, Swanson has not quite experienced expectations.
He acted for an average hitter with a 102 OPS+, which includes his good start to the 2025 campaign. He has a .258/.324/.548 slash line with two home runs and three doubles in his first 34 record appearances.
If he can maintain stellar defense somewhere near this production together with the stellar defense he guarantees, a third all-star nod could be on the horizon. “
It was known that the 31-year-old injured as a young animal in the first two years. So it is a pronounced option that his performance was hindered. In the past offseason, Swanson was subjected to a successful core operation and may have entered the 2025 season in his healthiest season since he registered with the team.
A solid improvement on the plate, which has contributed to his elite level already defended in the elite level, would make him a certain all-start candidate, even in a league full of shortstop talents at elite level.
There are other Cubs All-Star options. How Kyle Tucker, Seiya Suzuki, Justin Steele and Shota Imanaga, but Hodge and Swanson who make the team would be a nice reward for two Cubs that did what you need to be successful.
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