I like Seiya Suzuki and what he’s brought to the Cubs. He’s been worth 11.1 bWAR in his four years with the team, about 3 WAR per season. He will hit his 100th home run as a Cub next year, most likely (almost certainly, as he’s averaged 22 per season). The Cubs have wanted to plant roots in the Japanese player market and with Suzuki and Shōta Imanaga, they certainly have. I met quite a number of natives of Japan on my trip to Tokyo last spring who are Cubs fans because of Suzuki. That, most certainly, does have value to the franchise.

Suzuki was moved out of right field when the Cubs acquired Kyle Tucker by trade. Truth be told, he wasn’t a great outfielder in his first three years with the Cubs. Suzuki won NPB’s equivalent of MLB’s Gold Glove five times in Japan, but I didn’t see that so

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