Bryan LaHair: Now Is the Time to Find out What He Can Do

Somebody needs to tap Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum on the shoulder and wake him up. It may only be early June, but the Cubs are not going to be contenders this season. So why does he keep sitting Bryan LaHair against left-handed pitchers?

With the Cubs floundering in last place and making a strong case for the possibility of a 100-loss season, now is the time to see what a guy like LaHair can do. Yes, I know he's 29, so he hardly qualifies as a prospect. But the Cubs need to find out if it will be worth moving LaHair to the outfield when Anthony Rizzo eventually becomes the first baseman of the present.