Dexter Fowler Has Been The Biggest Key During the Chicago Cubs’ World Series Run

Oct 25

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For the first time in over 70 years, the Chicago Cubs are National League champions and have an opportunity to end the most excruciating drought in pro sports. While the roster is loaded with talent, a trip to the Fall Classic wouldn’t have been possible without one player in particular.

With the kind of star power Chicago possesses, Dexter Fowler probably isn’t the “X-factor” kind of player to roll off your tongue first, but he should be.

The Cubs won 103 games during the 2016 regular season, and it happened because their entire team is solid. Kyle Hendricks, Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta led a pitching staff that produced a league-best 3.15 ERA, while the offense boasts two MVP candidates in Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant.

So, why was it such a big deal when Theo Epstein and Co. agreed to a one-year dealwith Fowler (including an option for 2017)? Let us count the ways as the Cubs prepare for their first World Series appearance since 1945.

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Matt has been writing about sports (mostly baseball) for nearly two decades. His work has been featured at Bleacher Report, FanSided, numberFire, The Sports Daily, MLB Trade Rumors, Elite Sports NY, Heavy Sports and more. He's a lover of all baseball -- especially home runs and now baseball cards -- but the Mets have his heart, for better or worse.

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